I do not use foundation in my frames. You do not know what chemicals have been used in the the hives that the wax from the package stores sells so i just let the bees draw out the frames themselves. Yes it uses honey but I will take the trade off for 1. HEALTHIER bees because wax production is a natural part of each Honey Bees life. 2 Queens sometimes will not lay on the wire strips. 3 Its so much easier to cut out queen cells with fishing line because it never fails you have to go get wire cutters when they draw cells.
It depends on the time of spring or if its summer which one of the 3 I put in the hive.
21 авг 2024