Well, Aaron seemed to say that the comments by Mike, Jim, and perhaps others
supported the view that  follower boards support convection.  True enough.
(With regard to Killion, he wanted 'follower boards' along all (4) sides of
supers for very good reason...but that is another subject.)

But the question was 'do follower boards prevent inner cover condensation as
claimed by the BC article'?  And, if so, what is the mechanism that has
convection between the follower board and the hive outside and not along the
front and back of the hive (where there is no follower board)?

I for one, read Mike and Jim's comments to be 'nonsense, sure there is
convection (as claimed in the BC article) but not because of the follower
boards and not in a manner to avoid precipitation against the inner cover.
Moreover, the convection is almost undoubtedly against all four sides of the
hive and not just those that have follower boards'.

Moreover, in a private message (so I will not quote it here) Jerry
Bromenshenk at the University of Montana said much the same.

I certainly don't think it unusual that Aaron and I reached different
conclusions based on what was said...that is much of what beekeeping (and
life) is all about.  That said, I think the 'conclusion' that started this
discussion (follower boards lead to redirecting warm humid air flow) is all
too typical of successful beekeepers.  I.E. they find something that works
for them and from that draw (unsupported) conclusions that they consider
gospel.

Makes beekeeping challenging!
Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacturers of Ross Rounds Comb
Honey Equipment, Sundance Pollen Traps
and Custom Printer of Sundance Labels.

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