I am asking for advice on what kind of scale and where to obtain such a scale for weighing hives. I would like to monitor one of my hives this spring and summer to better understand the timing of nectar flows. I've phoned several distributor of scales in my area and the best they can come up with is an ~$1500 stainless steel contraption which seems absurd to me. What I've read talks about "shop scales" but no place I call seems to know what these are. I'm a novice hobby beekeeper with just 9 hives. Thanks in advance for any advice. -Allen G. Meek Allen G. Meek Department of Radiation Oncology University Hospital SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794-7028 InterNet: [log in to unmask] Phone: (516)444-7770 Fax: (516)689-8801