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I plan on starting beekeeping next season. I've purchased one complete hive set up (10 frame mediums) and plan on acquiring another before the start of next season. I want to go foundation-less (for many reasons) and would like to know if I've correctly set my frames up to be used foundation-less. I followed the instructions on Michael Bush's website for using wedge style frames. I popped the wedge out and turned it 90 degrees and glued it back in place (used Titebond II). My questions are - does this look correct? Should I add nails/staples or will the glue be enough to secure the wedge in place (the glue has long since dried.. not sure if that'll make a difference adding nails/staples)? I also don't have any wax to use and don't want to use commercial or another beekeepers wax to coat the wedge with- but according to several sites I've read it's stated that waxing the wedge isn't necessary (I'm trying my best to keep chemicals out of the hive, hope to catch a couple swarms from feral bee trees I've located near my house- I figure they have the genetics to survive and be TF)- so I'm hoping it's ok to not put wax on the wedge. I already understand I have my work cut out for me with wanting to go foundation-less and TF.. but I'm looking forward to the rewards! Thanks in advance for any advice! Sorry for the quality, I kept the image size small to speed up emailing from my phone to my macbook. If needed I can post better quality photos (hopefully...)



