Change to hives that don't entail heavy lifting or bending. Either top 
bar hives or the Slovenian type that you keep in a shed or moveable 
trailer and where you open a cupboard door to get at the frames of 
bees.  There are one or two pictures in 'Getting the Best from Your 
Bees'.

Chris

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