Hi All
 
Why not try vaseline to ensure that the bees do not propolise.
 
I am a first year beekeeper and I have just acquired a third hive. I gave it
a liberal coat of vaseline on the crownboard and on the faces of the frames
and on the frame lugs and on the frame runners.
 
I really enjoy working this vaselined hive - no trouble wrestling with the
frames and annoying the bees, and lifting the crownboard for a quick peek is
child's play.
 
Is there any down side to vaseline, because to me at any rate, it seems to
be all advantage?.
 
Thanks for assistance
 
Sincerely
 
Tom Barrett
49 South Park
Foxrock
Dublin 18
Ireland
 
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