Rubber bands

[Moonshae]

I used rubber bands to hold in the chunks of comb that I cut out of the hive...will the bees remove them eventually, or should I do it once they've attached the comb to the frames? Or should I not bother and just leave them on?

[kathyp]

i leave them.  they usually degrade and break eventually.  when i get into the hive later on, i remove them.

[Michael Bush]

The bees will remove them.  If you like after a week or so you can cut them .  The only problem with them is that sometimes the bottom bar bows after a while.

[JP]

The bees eat through the rubber bands and they wind up on the bottom board, some hives do this faster than others. I usually remove them when I see them on the bottom board. Certain hives will leave them on the bottom board for quite a while, others will move them out. I always give them a helping hand.


...JP

[Understudy]

The rubberbands break down. The bees also chew on them.

Sincerely,
Brendhan