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In a message dated 11/07/2009 22:47:34 GMT Standard Time,
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Without mechanical help, human backs and muscles have to do the lifting.
Not Langstroth's fault nor anyone else's.
There are simply some jobs that require strength.
Turn the hive through 90 degrees so an end wall is sitting on a shelf at
waist height. The base is against the inside of your shed wall and the bees
fly from holes in it. The cover board has hinges on one side and acts as a
cupboard door. You withdraw brood frames horizontally for examination. You
will want to cut a large hole in what is now the lower side of the hive and
cover it with mesh for ventilation and varroa monitoring. Another large
hole in what is now the upper surface can contain a sheet of queen excluder.
Above that, at about face height another cupboard door opens to reveal
the frames of honeycomb from which you can take one or two as they are
sealed. If your shed is big enough, you can have numbers of such hives and 2 or
3 combs from each might make it worth getting your extractor sticky.
No heavy lifting, no awkward bending. If your shed has wheels and a tow
bar you might even want to take your bees on a paid holiday.
Chris
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