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  • From: "Thomas Grizzle" <griz AT mindspring.com>
  • To: <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] ocba Digest, Vol 98, Issue 7
  • Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 13:02:04 -0400

Marty (or Todd or Monica),

What is the philosophy behind the "cool idea" you mention below? From
bottom up, you'd have a deep or two, then a super with non-drawn foundation,
then a super with drawn comb on top. Can you please explain what this
accomplishes?

Thanks.
Tom Grizzle

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Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 11:34:13 -0400
From: Just Bee <marty AT justbeenc.com>
Subject: [ocba] Just Saying
To: NaturalBeesinNC AT yahoogroups.com, Orange County Bees
<ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Message-ID: <6E828138-A999-48FA-ABBF-163F4132B9CD AT justbeenc.com>
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Hey Gang,

What a weird spring. May 8th and I just added my 4th super to these (chem
free raised) girls!

I also use an excluder, BUT in true honeybee fashion I have 4 colonies that
will not go above it and work. I removed it on 2 of the 4 then they would go
up. I waited 2 days and reinstalled it. I went back and they were down
crowded in the bottom again. :-/

So I was talking with Todd and Monica about it. They offered a cool ( new to
me) idea. To place a super with NON drawn foundation on top of the hive
bodies and then my drawn comb up top. Got to try that this weekend.

I'll leave 2 with no excluder and just see what happens....as usual the
girls will be teaching me something new!!

Cheers
Marty
just bee






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