What is this thing?

Damn. Sorry, the link immediately failed to work.

Please go to:

It appears the link is bad.

I don't know. It seems a bit small, but looks like a bee keepers comb frame.

Looks like a frame out of a bee hive.

"DanG" wrote in news:thGzh.95452$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe16.lga:

HA! That's my guess, too, but it IS small. Made me wonder if maybe it was a child's project. (4H maybe?) How big are comb frames, do you know? These appear to be unused since there doesn't seem to be wax residue in the wood and they would reuse them, wouldn't they?

"Steve Barker" wrote in news:wd-dne8yQMBHrFLYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Oh, cool. Great link. Those look slightly different but the size seems right. Those frames have a backing piece so maybe these frames weren't completed yet?

I need a beekeeper. :)

Thanks, gentlemen!

FragileWarrior completed yet?

Now I've read further (I was so excited to see the first two posts say BEES I stopped reading to post), it mentions the wood frames:

"The old-style wood frames consists of a top bar, a bottom bar, and two end bars. The wood frame contains a sheet of either beeswax or plastic foundation, embossed with a honeycomb cell pattern. This pattern provides a base for the worker bees to build the wax cells out from the foundation."

By George, I think we've got it.

Thanks again.

They were smaller before the super's as we know them today.

"Steve Barker" wrote in news:SvednQo2sMjrqFLYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

OH, GREAT site! There might have been a log gum not too far from where the frames were found. I'm going to have to go back and look at it again now I've seen the log gums on that page.

(Lordy, look at me throwing around the bee words now!) :)

Thx thx thx.

You're quite welcome. My grandfather kept bees and IF I EVER GET THIS DAMN HOUSE DONE, I plan to get into beekeeping also.

"Steve Barker" wrote in news:1bmdnbab64q7oVLYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Oh, that's really great. I always wanted to try it but then I found out that I was allergic to bee stings. I'd think it would be a fascinating hobby. And a tasty one, too.

On Feb 11, 10:00 am, FragileWarrior > DAMN HOUSE DONE, I plan to get into beekeeping also.

Very tasty when the MEAD is ready to drink! Anybody have a giant stainless pot for sale cheap? Dean

"Dean" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

I really like mead, too. Perhaps I should take up THAT end of the hobby.