Abnormal Comb

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Sweet Mountain

Discussion Starter · #1 · May 14, 2010 (Edited)

My bees have been in the hive for 11 days. The comb in most every hive is getting laid perpendicular to the frame in long columns. The space between the frames is getting filled with comb. When you pull out a frame the two frames need to be pried apart and the the comb just barely hangs on at the top of the frame. The comb is not getting attached to the imprinted comb on the plastic. The plastic combs were coated with beeswax and I sprayed them with sugar water before I installed the bees. What do I do now? The hives are also level.

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WilliamsHoneyBees

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#6 · May 14, 2010

I had the same problem with some of my peirco frames wtih my packages this spring. I melted down the wax that I took from them and painted it on some extra frames. Then I took out some of the frames in the hive and replaced them with the ones I painted. It worked great.