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This can happen when you put a foundationless frame above the bees, but don't provide them a ladder to get to the top of the frame. Usually this comb built from the bottom bar upwards is pretty, but about useless and gets damaged the first time you pull frames. Maybe being in an observation hive the bees will attach the comb to the frame and you can salvage the comb.
Bees normally start at the top of a cavity and draw comb down, but you just made a big cavity above them and they are trying to get to the top.
If you place the foundationless frame below where the bees are working, they will festoon and draw it normally.
Bees normally start at the top of a cavity and draw comb down, but you just made a big cavity above them and they are trying to get to the top.
If you place the foundationless frame below where the bees are working, they will festoon and draw it normally.