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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: jmsk on September 16, 2007, 08:55:44 PM

Title: Small cell foundation
Post by: jmsk on September 16, 2007, 08:55:44 PM
Where can I buy small cell foundation for medium supers?
Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: Robo on September 16, 2007, 08:59:48 PM
I'm not aware of any place that sells it in medium, but then again I haven't bought any in a long time.   I know betterbee and dadant sell it in deep.  You can take the deep, cut it in half and leave a gap on the bottom and let the bees fill it in.
Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: super dave on September 16, 2007, 10:36:59 PM
here is a site

http://www.bee-commerce.com/search_results.asp?PAGE=2&txtsearchParamTxt=&txtsearchParamCat=10&txtsearchParamType=ALL&txtsearchParamMan=ALL&txtsearchParamVen=ALL&txtFromSearch=fromSearch&iLevel=1

try this one also

https://secure.brushymountainbeefarm.com/

Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: Kirk-o on September 16, 2007, 10:50:40 PM
You can get small cell for deeps and cut in half the bees will fill in the rest

Brushy or Dadant
kirk-o
Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: Dr/B on September 16, 2007, 11:00:18 PM
Anyone know where you can purchase a small cell foundation press, and make your own foundation?
Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: Michael Bush on September 17, 2007, 12:08:44 AM
You can buy foundation from Dadant & Sons:
http://www.dadant.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=44556a8de0d142ad932cca708d04fcf1&search_in_description=1&keywords=small+cell&osCsid=44556a8de0d142ad932cca708d04fcf1

Or Brushy Mountain:
http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/products.asp?srch=small+cell&t=a

Or Betterbee:
http://www.betterbee.com/products.asp?dept=288

Or you can PF100 or PF120's from Mann Lake which are 4.95mm:
http://www.mannlakeltd.com/catalog/page87.html

Or you can buy fully drawn 4.9mm plastic comb:
http://www.honeysupercell.com/sblog/

> Anyone know where you can purchase a small cell foundation press, and make your own foundation?

You can buy mills to press small cell foundation from
The Hawley Honey Company. 220 North Elm. Iola , KS 66749. 620-365-5956. (leave a message). After 8 PM call 620-365-7919

From Walter T. Kelly
http://go.netgrab.com/secure/kelleystore/asp/product.asp?product=217
(buy the 4.9mm one)


Or Mann Lake:
http://www.mannlakeltd.com/catalog/page90.html (again buy the 4.9mm one)

Or just don't use any foundation and let the bees build it:
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesfoundationless.htm
Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: Dr/B on September 17, 2007, 01:10:05 AM
Wow!................you got the info MB 8-)

Thanks.


As I've said before I'm a cheap beekeeper, so I'll probably try to make me a mold and pour my own.  I am going to start with small cell.




Title: Re: Small cell foundation
Post by: reinbeau on September 17, 2007, 08:43:19 AM
If you're a cheap beek you're going to be surprised at the price of those presses!  :shock:
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