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Wed, 21 May 1997 08:25:32 -0500
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> Would there be any advantage or disadvantage to stacking the deep brood
> supers (or any supers for that matter) crisscross to the previous one?
> In other words the frames on the bottom running east to west and the
> frames on the next one up running north to south...?
 
I can see no obvious advantages to this arrangement, but there are at
least two disadvantages:
1) There will be a lot of surface area of frames open to the weather,
and will be rained upon.
2) Robbing will be encouraged, again because of the increased open
surface area.
 
Ted Fischer
Dexter, Michigan USA

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