At 05:17 AM 3/4/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Often thought about  some sort of baffle arrangement to place on top of hive
>where a lot of air could be passed through by bees but appear as nearly as
>possible to a passive blockage. What would be the response if there were a
>spring loaded flap under a raised outer cover? Which way should it be vented,
>in or out? Perhaps the easiest solution is a larger entrance with a couple or
>more levels of staggered slats? Like the second thought better.
>
>Alden Marshall
>B-Line Apiaries
>Hudson, NH 03051
>
Isn't the slatted idea the same as the "slatted rack" I got from Brushy
Mtn?  I have one and very much like the ventilation.  Now if I can just
figure out how to have good ventilation in a Top Bar Hive!  It gets pretty
hot here in Georgia.
 
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