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Date: | Sun, 23 Nov 2003 21:07:32 -0700 |
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>> Is a queen excluder available for the 18 by 18 size overseas as I
>> believe long ago Chris said the size was in use in the U.K. but not
>> in medium depth we use in the U.S.. I believe from memory.
When I built and ran a bit over 100 colonies in Farrar equipment, about 30
years ago, I used five mesh hardware cloth for excluders. Works fine.
For those who are interested, to build that equipment, I hauled the pine
logs from 400 miles away, had them custom milled to 6-5/8" planks, built
jigs for the boxes and a gang saw for the frame parts, then hand built all
the equipment. It was beautiful and worked OK. When I decided to expand
and go commercial, I sold it all, and settled on standard boxes and single
queen management.
allen
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