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 #257  by DianeBees
 11 Aug 2018, 15:18
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This frame has a proper honey arc on: that is the honey is at the top of the frame. Usually there'll be a bit of pollen in cells nearer the brood.
The brood is not a complete filled in pattern.
 #265  by DianeBees
 11 Aug 2018, 15:27
This is one I've taken.
A beekeeper on our site has some old brood boxes - they're arranged the warm way, (ie: brood frames parallel with front entrance,) but comb came out with honey on one side.

On investigation it turns out there's a tiny gap along the side of the brood box so the bees are building away from the draft.

Image2018-07-15 16.14.12 by Diane drinkwater, on Flickr