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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: bayareaartist on May 14, 2005, 03:19:56 PM

Title: who uses permacomb?
Post by: bayareaartist on May 14, 2005, 03:19:56 PM
does anyone use this product?.

A plastic fram that is fully drawn out for the bees to start filling.

I have been reading about it and I cannot find it on the web.

thank you

Donn
Title: who uses permacomb?
Post by: Horns Pure Honey on May 14, 2005, 09:09:41 PM
I heard the bees hate it.
Title: who uses permacomb?
Post by: thegolfpsycho on May 14, 2005, 09:13:20 PM
Once it's drawn, it's fine.  The trick is to give the bees no choice but the plastic.  If you mix plastic and wax, they will avoid the plastic like the plague.
Title: who uses permacomb?
Post by: Robo on May 14, 2005, 09:17:34 PM
Here ya go.

http://www.bee-l.com/bulletinboard/seets/permacomb.htm

I personally don't have any, but Micheal Bush has quite a bit and loves it.   The only complaints I have heard is that there is no bottom bar and the bees will build burr comb off the bottom.  I have never heard anyone having problems with the bees accepting it