Bob & Liz wrote:

> On  Kelley boxes the top inside ends were rabbeted out 7/8"
> deep so they would take the metal
> frame rests *which prevent the top bars from being propolized down*.
> Many beekeepers removed these metal frame rests in later years.

One local manufacturer still uses these - another does not.  Why were they
abandoned by those who ceased to use them?  Do most folks use, or not use
them?

Frank.
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The very act of seeking sets something in motion to meet us;
something in the universe, or in the unconscious responds as if
to an invitation.  - Jean Shinoda Bolen