Hi Tracey/All
 
Another spin off of black pain is that it makes the hive lid warmer
and hence less likely to go 'crack' as you lift it.
 
I have a few hives which have wooden creosoted lids - and they are
easy to lift of on hot days. For tense bees I would recomend this
setup - there is nothing like the crack of lifting the lid to get the
bees going.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
Eastern Cape Prov.
South Africa
 
Time = Honey
 
After careful consideration, I have decided that if I am ever a V.I.P
the I. may not stand for important.
(rather influential, ignorant, idiotic, intelectual, illadvised etc)