I have a different approach to keeping weeds down. Used carpet turned 
upside down. The webbing on top and the plush turned to the underside 
works very well and lasts a long time!!!

Kathy Cox  ~  Bloomfield Bees and Bouquets
<http://www.bloomfieldbeeshoney.com>




At 05:49 AM 2/27/2006, you wrote:
>Lots of good ideas coming through.  One I haven't seen yet is to use cheap
>roofing shingles in front of the hive to keep weeds down.  Another is
>concrete blocks under hives to get them up high enough for us graybeards to
>lift off supers with less strain on the back.
>A lenth of 1/4" dowel with a 4" by 1/2" strip of cooper or galvanized metal
>attached to one end makes a good tool for sweeping any dead bees off the
>bottom board in winter.  Also a strip of 1/2" hardware cloth across the
>hive entrance will keep the mice out.  Howard
>
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