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Biological beekeepers say that commercial foundations are unnatural and small dimension fundation is natural Lets have a look. Nickname Wrangler has made huge work to measure both natural coms and "natural size" bees from those natural coms.
This data tells alo against Michaels data: "My bees are mostly on natural combs that they build themselves that run from 4.4mm to 5.0mm with most around 4.8mm
Wrangler noticed vatiation an measured from many natural frames:
Hive 1#
less than 4,6 mm.................................3%
4,6 - 4,9 mm .............................. 19%.
4,9-5,2 mm ...............................20 %
5,2-5,9 mm ...............................40%
over 5,9 mm .................................18%
He got pictures from Ohio and measured:
less than 4,9 mm........................... 3%
4,9-5,2 mm ...............................10 %
5,2-5,4 mm ...............................31%
5,4-5,9 mm ...............................37%
over 5,9 mm .................................19%
OBS: in three combs all cells were more than 5,9 mm
http://bwrangler.atspace.com/bee/scom.htm He measured size of bees which were in hives. He says that he cannot make difference with eyes. Only measuring reveled something.
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