Beekeeping: Plastic Or Wax Foundation, Which Is Better & Why
Do you prefer wax or plastic foundation for your honey bee frames? I show what my experience has been and ask you to share yours.
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Thank you sir.
TheVbird420
April 14, 2012 at 10:33 pm
never mind, just saw the answer…
01Woof
April 14, 2012 at 11:22 pm
what does pulling mean?
01Woof
April 15, 2012 at 12:22 am
It’s not the plastic LD it’s the chemicals used to make it such as BPA. If the wax is beeswax that would be fine so why not coat the plastic with beeswax and get the best from both.
RobRichmondRPG
April 15, 2012 at 12:45 am
The plastic is non-toxic to the bees. The bees make the wax, so it is bees wax.
LDSPrepper
April 15, 2012 at 1:03 am
I buy most of my supplies from brushymountainbeefarmDOTcom. They also have an extensive learning section with many hours of training videos.
LDSPrepper
April 15, 2012 at 1:29 am
A good point. They may work the wax foundation before the plastic but they will work both.
LDSPrepper
April 15, 2012 at 1:59 am
It means the bees are making wax and putting it on the foundation. The bees get the wax from their wax glands on the underside of their abdomen.
LDSPrepper
April 15, 2012 at 2:03 am
It means the bees are making wax and putting it on the foundation. The bees get the wax from their wax glands on the underside of their abdomen.
LDSPrepper
April 15, 2012 at 2:21 am
look up “bees for beginners” on youtube
stymye
April 15, 2012 at 2:36 am
I am very interested in your beekeeping too, thanks for the videos. What does “pulling” mean?
mrsengeseth
April 15, 2012 at 2:55 am
sounds like they are squirting their fluid into the screens, I’m trying to learn more about bee keeping , but one of my neighbors is not happy about the idea. he is afraid a visiting grand kid will get stung..trying to figure out a good location on the property that the neighbors won’t actually see.
stymye
April 15, 2012 at 3:24 am
Please excuse me for not knowing what pulling means? What does “the bees are pulling” mean?
Uriel1816
April 15, 2012 at 4:12 am
I am going to do more foundationless this year. Otherwise I used both last year and the wax foundation was worked before the plastic.
sevenmmm
April 15, 2012 at 4:58 am
Hi thanks for the post. Could you or anyone give me good website to go to get started in beekeeping? where should i go to get basic info, supplies and protective clothing, etc?
TheVbird420
April 15, 2012 at 5:06 am
Which type of plastic is the frame made from and what chemicals could potentially leach out? Also what kind of wax?
RobRichmondRPG
April 15, 2012 at 5:13 am