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What are the advantages of using drone foundation in supers?
I’m told you get more honey but is this true?
I use 9 frames instead of 10 once the comb is drawn out.
Often drone cells in brood frames are not filled with honey so they must prefer worker cell size.
Has anyone done a comparison of which is best for honey production.

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One of my hives is slowly dyeing with CBPV. It started once I had done the second treatment of ApiGuard for varroa at the end of August. A few days ago there were so little bees left I took the middle 5 frames out of the wooden BB and put them into a poly Nuc. But when I looked at the hive today it looks as if they are all going to die, there was another load of dead bees at the...

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I’ve been filling a few small jars this afternoon and if anyone is filling 1 or 11/2oz I would recommend using a condiment applicator as it’s quick, accurate and not messy.

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We have three large pots of these previous owners left behind
Any idea?

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