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Re: who becomes a beekeeper
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:32:23 -0700
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> >This suggests that we need to get away from Langstroth's system of   heap
> >of stacking boxes that are awkward to lift and can get very heavy.
> Physical
> >fitness shouldn't be a pre-requisite for beekeeping. I'm working on ideas!


Don't forget 8-frame boxes.  Lighter, and much better center of gravity.
Also, no reason that one couldn't use 5-frame nuc boxes stacked two side by
side as tall as you want.

Randy Oliver

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