From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:41:53 -0800
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@egroups.com>
Subject: Re: cell size in supers

Hi to all on Biological Beekeeping

Chris Slade wrote:

It didn't occur to me to measure the size of drone cells they had drawn
without foundation. I shall try again this year and put a ruler on it.

Reply for Chris:

When you measure the drone cells Chris, could you measure then in the spring
when they are first made in relation to the size of the worker cells first
made also? Then could you do it again during your main flow for both,
especially since it is written that bees progressively get bigger as the
season goes on, so we can see if it is true and you can see a difference?

Also Chris :>) any way to get measurements of drones made on own comb,
drawing wax relative to the various sizes of foundation currently used in
the UK, to see how the bees are adjusting the drones in relation to the
various foundation sizes in use?

I know that Baudoux in Belgium wrote about this in the 1930 in Bee World and
Dave has mentioned that Beo Cooper worked with a similar project.But that
was so long ago.Would be nice to see what the bees are doing now and then if
they are regressed how they fall back in sizing in stages in all sizing
zones i.e. worker and drones and even queens? :>)

Hopefully, not too many questions and work to look at?

Regards,

Dee A. Lusby
Tucson, Arizona
USA