> I have the luxury of keeping our research hives on elevated stands > - which also completely eliminates skunk problems - they don't climb > nor jump well. As long as the stand is taller than the skunk, > never have a problem. I took to putting my hive pallets on top of a grocery pallet for that reason. It also saves rotting the skids on the more expensive pallets and allows working at a more comfortable height. Although a skunk could reach up, so far is see no signs of . I do worry when hives are hanging out and there are clusters hanging from the entrances, though. I do have a skunk. You can see him captured on a game camera in yesterday's diary, reaching up wishing he could reach the pallet of Global Patties I raised onto drums because he was bothering the boxes. Skunks love pollen parries, BTW. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm