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Hi All
 
On the hive construction thread. A useful material is corrugated
plastic. Here it is available in varying thicknnesses, bizzarely the
thicker are cheaper.
 
The advantages with this are- it insulates.
             - bees don't seem (touuch corruugated plastic) propolise
it or wax it very much.
              - it is cheap annd easy to work with
              - it is flexible in one plane and not the other,
(useful in lifting whenn stuck a bit)
              - it is waterprood
              - it does nnot go mouldy
              - it is about sixty percent lighter.
 
I have even used it as a temporary lid and found the bees thrived,
but I was worried about light getting through maybe decreasing wax
productionn.
 
Just my two cents
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
PS one can often pick up bulk throwaway from display companies.
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Garth Cambray       Kamdini Apiaries
15 Park Road        Apis melifera capensis
Grahamstown         800mm annual precipitation
6139
Eastern Cape
South Africa               Phone 27-0461-311663
 
3rd year Biochemistry/Microbiology    Rhodes University
In general, generalisations are bad.
Interests: Flii's and Bees.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post in no way
reflect those of Rhodes University.

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