On 20 Feb 97 at 20:47, Albert W Needham wrote: Long Way - Warm Way?
 
> It may seem like a *dumb question*, but what do you folks mean by "Long
> Way" - "Warm Way"?
 
It really describes the position of the entrance to the run of the frames.
With the entrance on the short side ie. 16 1/2" or commonly called the
cold way.
        With the entrance on the long side ie. 20" or called the warm way.
Personally I don't believe it makes much difference to temperature within
the hive. Afterall the entrance is still the same size.
        Some of the benefits to changing? As I said yesterday, better wintering,
less back problems, less ankle stings. The obvious position to manipulate
a hive is from the back. With frames running the 'cold way' lifting the
frames needs a twist to the back reaching to the front of the frame with
one hand. While the 'warm way' it is easy to reach both ends of the frames
without twisting. Of course your ankles are now hidden from incoming bees
by the boxes in front of you. Less ankle stings!! Some manufacturers only
put hand hold on the ends of boxes compounding the back problem. Think
about it!!
         Any chiropracter will tell you 'it's the twist that gets you'.
As to the strength of the floor, one way versus another makes no
difference. The strength of the rim surrounding the floor supports the
boxes, not the middle of the floor.
 
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