Thank you B12, I'm getting better but sometimes its hard especially doing things we have done together for over thirty years. Yes I may try adding wax if it looks like they are hesitating. I suspect that may be the reason the acorn heavy waxed foundation is having good success here. Looking last night I found that Mann Lake is offering some with added wax.
The cindy storm passed through here last night giving some flooding and stranding my wife in Dallas. But for the rest of the week clear cool weather. just in time for sourwood and some clover sumac flow. But in a couple of weeks that's about it and comb building dwindles and even feeding doesn't seem to work much after July, they just back fill. I hate having them strip the foundation of its wax, I suspect that was part of my problem the last time I tried plastic.
I've never tried foundationless on purpose but I think I may give it a shot in a few, Maybe slide one frame in the brood nest on five or ten. That would help with the costs also
Once I get the boxes and frames made I can see me really having fun with this next year, pretty nice to pull brood and bees for a nuc without messing with the production hives.