>>> The biggest problem in beekeeping -- IMO, the way we currently practice
> it -- is that there are too many moving parts.

When returning to a hive two weeks after a previous inspection, I often
notice 'wax braces' that bees built between adjacent combs.  It seems bees,
frustrated and feeling insecure by seeing their combs easily moved during an
inspection/invasion, try to secure the combs to each other and the hive
walls in preparation for another inspection/invasion. :)  This seems to
happen more in more frequently inspected hives.  A casual observation.

Allen, do you see a way to reduce the number of moving parts in a hive?

Waldemar
Long Island, NY

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