In thinking about TBH's a was wondering if anyone had
tried adding spacers between the bars after the comb is
initially drawn? Equivalent to frame spacers for positioning 8
or 9 frames in a ten frame box.
 
        Assumed advantages being:
 
        o fewer top bars to handle
 
        o less wax/work for the bees for more honey storage
                thus increasing the overall honey yield.
 
        Downside (maybe):
 
        o comb gets so heavy as to seperate from top bar
 
        o encourages brace/bridge comb construction.
 
        o more work adding/removing the spacers.
 
        o need to "adjust" remaining comb on bar after
                harvest to ensure proper bee space
 
 
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        Also a question about harvesting the honey/wax. I keep
imagining a device something like an old fashioned washing
machine wringer. Basically two verticall rollers turned by a
hand crank that would press the honey out of the wax. One would
just feed in the top bar and the honey would run to the bottom
and the wax would be pressed into a flat sheet with little to no
honey. Has anyone tried to seen anything like this?
 
 
 
        Regards,
 
                Jim Moore
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