Cal,

I agree except I flip the inner cover in the late fall.  By that time the
bees are no longer interested in building comb and it seems to provide
better air flow to keep the moisture down over the winter.  I slot the inner
cover and have a half moon out of the outer cover so they have an opening at
the top of the frames.

Gordon
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From: "Cal French" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:51 AM
Subject: Inner Covers


> I have noted recent discussion about comb building between the tops of
> frames and the inner cover.  The Dadant inner covers come with what I
think
> could be better  instructions. Of the four reasonably possible ways to
> build and install the covers, three are wrong: the *shallow* side of the
> cover with the smooth side of the masonite needs to be down, facing the
> tops of the frames. Someone named Experience came along to teach me that.
> If the "deeper" side of the Dadant inner cover faces the tops of the
> frames, there is a 15 mm space for bees to build comb you do not want.
> Cal French, Central Coast of California