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Dadant Foundation Types

A Dadant Manufacturing Specialty

Duragilt

  • Dadant researched & Dadant developed
  • A plastic bonded, beeswax foundation with metal edges
  • Saves Labor & is easy to use
  • Plastic inner core
  • Deep worker-sized cell imprints
  • Precision milled
  • No additional cross wires needed
  • Communication holes located on bottom lower corners of foundation

Medium Brood

  • The Original 100% pure beeswax foundation
  • Our lowest priced foundation
  • Precision even-milled deep walled cells
  • Not affected by weather conditions
  • Pure beeswax sheet (We recommend cross-wiring frames with medium brood foundation)

Crimp Wired

  • Developed by Dadant & Sons
  • Copied by other, but unequalled
  • 9 vertical crimped steel wires radiate strength
  • Perfectly milled cells deep exact walls (We recommend adding cross wires in deep frames)

Cut Comb & Thin Surplus

  • Finest comb honey foundation
  • 100% beeswax
  • Cutcomb is slightly heavier than thin surplus for easier handling
  • Cut comb used for chunk honey

Thin Surplus

  • The thinnest beeswax sheet for finest comb honey.
  • Thin surplus for square and round section comb honey
  • Your customers appreciate comb honey with Dadant foundation

Plasticell

  • Injected molded plastic
  • Raised-cell sheet
  • The best plastic foundation available, tested and proven
  • The ultimate in plastic foundation -precise and uniform deep cell walls.
  • Available beeswax coated (unique uniform spray) or uncoated. (beeswax coated is recommended)

Plastiframe/Foundation combo

  • 1 Piece plastic frame and foundation
  • No assembly
  • Strong
  • No wiring
  • Durable
  • Not affected by weather conditions
  • Standard size 9 1/8″
  • Wax moth cannot damage base (Frames packed 20 per carton)
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