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AllanJ
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Drone Foundation for Mediums
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March 13, 2007, 10:41:36 PM »
I have been looking for drone foundation for mediums, but can't find any.. Does anyone know where I can get some? Or is it better to cut down some drone foundation from a deep sheet?
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Allan,
Just curious - are you seeking to aquire drone foundation for mite control? I have wondered how feasable that approach is (encouraging drone production to lure and kill mites)...seems like a lot of extra work for the bees for potentially minimal return.
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That's my goal.. thought I would give it a try. From everything I have read, it appears to work quite well if you have the time and only a few hives..
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What are you using in your mediums?
Plastic Foundation?
Permacomb?
Natural Strips?
Something else?
Sincerely,
Brendhan
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I am looking for Natural wax foundation.
Thanks.
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Put an empty frame in the brood nest and if they have very little to no drone comb they will fill it with drone comb. You can also cut a deep sheet of wax drone comb in half and put it in a medium with a 2" gap at the bottom. This works fine. Or you can just cut the deep down to medium.
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