{"product_id":"drone-brood-frame","title":"Drone Brood Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Green Drone Comb is a non-chemical way to reduce the number of mites in your hive significantly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The female Varroa Mites prefer laying eggs in drone cells because of the drones' longer gestation period. These work best during the spring when the bees are naturally raising drone bees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCell size is 6.4mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-piece plastic deep frame\/foundation has been designed to make finding and removing mite-infested drone cells easier. Our plastic drone comb foundation is a one-piece plastic sheet that has a double coating of beeswax over the hexagons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur drone frames are green to make them easier to identify in the hive and are \u003cstrong\u003eavailable in medium and deep frame sizes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese frames allow the queen to lay an unfertilized drone egg in the cell.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Just before the cell is capped, a varroa mite or two will jump into the cell to reproduce because of the longer reproduction period allowed by the drone cell. While the drone cell is capped, the mite will reproduce multiple times. But before the drone hatches out, the entire frame is frozen to kill the varroa mites and drones. This is done while as many drone cells are capped as possible but before they hatch out. The frozen frame is then returned to the hive, the bees will clean out the cells, and the process is repeated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee our entire collection of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.foxhoundbeecompany.com\/collections\/varroa-mite-control\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSynthetic, Organic, and Physical Varroa Mite Treatments.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.foxhoundbeecompany.com\/collections\/pest-control\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebeekeeping pest control line\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foxhound Bee Company","offers":[{"title":"Medium","offer_id":47042046984411,"sku":"DRN FRAME MD","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deep","offer_id":47042047017179,"sku":"DRN FRAME DP","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/6721\/0459\/files\/Drone-Brood-Frame-Foxhound-Bee-Company.png?v=1750687745","url":"https:\/\/grayloufarm.com\/products\/drone-brood-frame","provider":"GrayLou Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}