Don't buy Duragilt

Inspected the South hive today. Weather was Sunny and 64 degrees. Frames 1 and 2 were empty. Three, 4 and 5 are fully drawn and they have started on 6. There is capped worker brood on 4.

Duragilt sucks. The bees have more or less ignored it, building comb down from the top bars in some cases and attaching it to the foundation in parts. Either way, the foundation is a failure. I pulled five frames and replaced them with wired foundationless frames. If they take to it, I will go that direction. If not, I will order new plastic and try again with that.

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Nice larvae and eggs on Frame 4

Frame 5

Some capped brood on Frame 5