After our spring discovery we purchased a queen and nuc. Now into the summer the two hives are doing well. We added supers but i was short one with wax foundation (always have extra equipment on hand) so we used an older one I had with plastic frames. Al (my mentor) told me to go back and change it to wax. Well a few weeks went by, things happened to pull me away from my farm chores, and when I happened to meet Al in the supermarket he reminded me about the super. He said in his opinion, bees just didn't like the plastic as much.
The next day I whipped up some wax frames (I'll post photos for those who don't know how to do it) and went to the hive. Sure enough, Al was right. The one hive that had supers with wax foundations were busy storing honey. The other with the plastic foundation was hardly touched.
Now they sell plenty of plastic - and I'm sure lots of people have good experiences with it - but I'm with Al--and so are my bees :)
The next day I whipped up some wax frames (I'll post photos for those who don't know how to do it) and went to the hive. Sure enough, Al was right. The one hive that had supers with wax foundations were busy storing honey. The other with the plastic foundation was hardly touched.
Now they sell plenty of plastic - and I'm sure lots of people have good experiences with it - but I'm with Al--and so are my bees :)
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