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adamant
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how to coat a few plastic foundations with a limited amount of bees wax on hand
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November 28, 2012, 06:46:52 am »
i need to coat a few plastic foundations.. whats the easiest way with a limited amount of bees wax on hand..
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danno
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November 28, 2012, 08:54:02 am »
How much is a few pc's and how much is limited wax.
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tefer2
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November 28, 2012, 10:46:27 am »
Heat wax in microwave and brush on with paint brush. Next time buy waxed coated plastic.
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November 28, 2012, 12:43:58 pm »
thank you.. i bought one of those shamrock mating quad nucs and they recommend to coat the frames..
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November 28, 2012, 04:40:08 pm »
Quote from: adamant on November 28, 2012, 12:43:58 pm
thank you.. i bought one of those shamrock mating quad nucs and they recommend to coat the frames..
adamant...........
How many Queens are you going to breeder @ year ???
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
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adamant
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November 28, 2012, 05:05:56 pm »
Jim . I am just looking to raise a few for me and some friends .
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IMO If I was going to raise a few Queens 1-100 why not look in to a full frame system ???
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"Tell me and I'll forget,show me and I may remember,involve me and I'll understand"
Chinese Proverb
"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways."
John F. Kennedy
Franklin County Beekeepers Association MA.
http://www.franklinmabeekeepers.org/
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