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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: badgerbeekernube66 on June 26, 2015, 11:59:02 pm

Title: Paddle comb?
Post by: badgerbeekernube66 on June 26, 2015, 11:59:02 pm

(https://worldwidebeekeeping.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs10.postimg.cc%2Fmzvbujsv9%2FKIMG0161.jpg&hash=8ae8ffa968478005dc52a17fd4f76e8ea5d0e63c) (http://postimg.cc/image/mzvbujsv9/)
Is this paddle comb?
Why do they do that?
Should I leave it or cut it out?
Keeps of the world........bad word ;D

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: pistolpete on June 27, 2015, 12:57:30 am

bees do this sometimes just for the heck of it, but most times the cause is: frames not shoved tight together, or two frames with foundation bowed out in opposite directions.  definitely cut it out right away and put that frame next to a fully drawn one so they don't repeat.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: Jen on June 27, 2015, 01:27:36 am

What Pete said. But, I think they are beautiful, admire them when I find them, then cut them loose.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: badgerbeekernube66 on June 27, 2015, 06:18:50 am

Thanks for the info, will get on it immediately.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: tbonekel on June 27, 2015, 02:24:24 pm

Mine will do that sometimes. Frustrating as all get out.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: Les on June 27, 2015, 03:43:47 pm

Learned something else new today.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: pistolpete on June 28, 2015, 01:47:28 am

A note of interest: the paddle comb is all drone cell size.  The size difference is quite apparent when they're side by side like that.  Most hives are quite desperate to raise more drones than we let them.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: badgerbeekernube66 on June 28, 2015, 08:30:56 am

That makes sense pistol.....this hive is doing very well, lots of food stores, and a strong queen. I have noticed very little drone brood in the first box which they had drawn out completely in a month. The paddle comb is in the second box. Thanks for pointing out the size difference between cells in that picture, hadn't noticed.

Title: Re: Paddle comb?
Post by: Les on June 28, 2015, 10:14:52 am

Pete, learned something else new.  Thanks for your observation.