This is the bottom of a top (cover) from a five frame nuc. Originally, I had a two inch spacer, that the bees found worthy of filling in with honey. (darker wax areas) So I place an empty medium box and thought they would clean out the honey and store it below. But the bees just found that making brood comb was to their liking (This is the new lighter comb).
I had an entire deep 10 frame box filled in last year that I wished I had taken a photo of. But this also works to show the wild patterns and design feature of what real natural comb is, when the bees are not given a pattern to follow, whether that be unnatural large cell, or equally unnatural smallcell.
I believe bee make comb based on many secondary issues such as air flow, logistics, and other concerns. And nothing that beekeeper provide comes close to what bee construct in nature.
Thought this would be of interest to those never seeing what bees actually do without ANY beekeeper intervention concerning giving them a pattern to follow.
I had an entire deep 10 frame box filled in last year that I wished I had taken a photo of. But this also works to show the wild patterns and design feature of what real natural comb is, when the bees are not given a pattern to follow, whether that be unnatural large cell, or equally unnatural smallcell.
I believe bee make comb based on many secondary issues such as air flow, logistics, and other concerns. And nothing that beekeeper provide comes close to what bee construct in nature.
Thought this would be of interest to those never seeing what bees actually do without ANY beekeeper intervention concerning giving them a pattern to follow.