Rubberband

[montauk170]

During a cutout, some beeks rubberband combs to the frames. Will the bees chew through the rubberband and remove it from the hive?
Or they will do the chewing part and I would remove the rubberband from the bottom when I inspect later?

[Kathyp]

yes  :-D

sometimes they remove them.  sometimes you do.  sometimes you pull a two year old frame out of the hive and find the rubber bands are now part of the comb.

[luvin honey]

Mine chewed off some part, I pulled out the rest. This time I sewed combs onto bars, and the thread is still intact...That's okay, as it's on the brood bars anyway.

[AllenF]

It is ok just as long as the comb is repaired and waxed to the frame.