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==Other frames== [[File:Frame_from_hive_of_honey_bee_(apis_mellifera).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Plastic frames with and without comb]] * Plastic frames: They are [[Injection moulding|injected-moulded]] out of plastic and come in various colors. They usually come with built in plastic foundation molded as one piece with cells stamped to a specific size. The colors usually are used to distinguish types of frames within a manufacture's product line (example: green for frames with drone size foundation cells).<ref>Acorn Bee - Plastic Frames - http://www.acornbee.com/plastic-frames/</ref> * Queen rearing frames: Specialty frames such as cell bar frames are used to raise new [[Queen bee|queens]]. The queen cups are attached vertically to bars to encourage bees to build queen cells. Once these cells are capped, the beekeeper moves them each to a queenless colony for adoption.<ref>Queen Rearing Frame Plan - University of Minnesota - http://garybees.cfans.umn.edu/sites/g/files/pua2821/f/pcell_bar_frame.pdf</ref> * Drone Trap frames: Some beekeepers have designed frames specifically to encourage bees to build drone brood in order cut it out as part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan in the fight against ''[[Varroa destructor]]''.<ref>Scientific Beekeeping - Fighting Varroa - http://scientificbeekeeping.com/fighting-varroa-biotechnical-tactics-ii/</ref>
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