.MAIN FUNCTION AREAS
Splitting and settlement of colonies and Nucs
Detachment of old frames in the brood chambers and honey supers
Expansion of vertical/Langstroth bee hives
Queen mating Nucs
Standby/reserve honey supers
FIRST USE
When the comb has not been used (before first use), it is most important to adhere to the placement layout.
Only in this way can we achieve an immediate result.
Applying the combs randomly during the first use may result in inadequate results.
ATTENTION ! Do not put in to hive randomly one or two Hexacells comb, for test. If you are really curious about what this product is capable of, please read and follow the first-use recommendations.
For the sake of illustration, here are a good and some wrong comb-layout.
CHARACTERISTICS
Melting point
Elastoplastic wax blend melting point: 63-65 °C ( Beeswax 62-64 °C )
Mechanics
Constant data:
- Average comb thickness: 24.5 mm - Average cell wall thickness: 0.15 – 0.2 mm - Cell wall inclination angle: 7° / comb side - Average cell size: 5.35 – 5.4 mm - Average comb weight: 0.2 g/cm2
Size
Product’s maximum wide: 450 mm
Within this upper limit we can customize the size in accordance with your order.
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Benefits over natural honeycombs
- Controlled and certified food grade quality raw material
- Pesticide-free product
- Available at any time without loss of time
- Bees can work on it right away
- Using Hexacells combs new bee colonies can be established faster
- Using this comb can be ensured Bio quality of honey
- Quick handling of swarming
- Easy to ensure the establishment of replacement and additional frames in short time.
- Storable until first use without risk of wax moth problem.