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mikesfarm
10-02-2008, 05:29 PM
I have 3 10 frame hives and 1 nuc. I want to eventually keep 2 nucs.
I put a med nuc super on my nuc, but was wondering if I put a deep nuc super on it instead of a med would the comb they draw from foundation for honey be too large of cells ? Honey cells are larger than worker brood cells ? If the cells would be bigger I assume that I could use it in the future for outer frames in a nuc or normal 10 frame deep ?
Thanks
Mike

Michael Bush
10-04-2008, 10:53 PM
Comb from foundation generally is the size of the cells that the foundation is laid out. Normal is 5.4mm. Small cell is 4.9mm. The size generally is the size it's laid out.