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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Dvash on October 22, 2009, 07:01:42 AM

Title: Can someone identify this photo?
Post by: Dvash on October 22, 2009, 07:01:42 AM
When I went to a split this morning, I found a few frames with cells like the ones in this photo.

Can someone identify it? Are these supercedure cells?

http://honeydvash.com/cells.jpg

Thanks,

Dvash
Title: Re: Can someone identify this photo?
Post by: TwT on October 22, 2009, 07:05:35 AM
those are drone cell's in the burr comb!
Title: Re: Can someone identify this photo?
Post by: Dvash on October 22, 2009, 07:50:51 AM
Thanks TWT. Do they put them on the bottoms of the frames because the regular cells are too small for drones?
Title: Re: Can someone identify this photo?
Post by: Scadsobees on October 22, 2009, 09:37:16 AM
Quote from: Dvash on October 22, 2009, 07:50:51 AM
Do they put them on the bottoms of the frames because the regular cells are too small for drones?

Sort-of.  We give them foundation with regular-cell size imprints so that they draw out that size.  Then they will fill in any space they can with drone size comb.    If you give them an empty frame they will draw out 80% of it as drone comb.

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