George Styer wrote:
 
> One piece of equipment that I have never understood was the frame grasping
> handle. Picking up a frame by the ends of the top bars is completely
> natural.
 
     When I began keeping bees, I used frame grippers (and gloves and long
sleeves and long pants).  They all helped build my confidence. Now I use the
grippers, with a hive tool, to free the first frame in a hive body that is
well-propolised.
Tim
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Tim Sterrett
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40.0 N 75.5 W