>
>         It's getting to be time to start thinking about pulling supers
> off.  In the past I always used a porter escape or just brushed the
> frames beeless.  Since my apiary is farther frome my home than usual I
> don't have the time a porter escape takes.  Brushing is too tedious.
>
>         I'm considering using a fume board.  I'd like some advice how to
> use one.  Is the outside temp. that important?  I'm also somewhat
> concerned about adding another chemical to the "natural product".
>
>         I look forward to all your replies.
 
I've never used either ... I merely shake the bees off frame by frame
and move the frames away to an empty super ... seems to work fine.
Bear in mind that I'm only dealing with two hives, though. I imagine
that doing one hundred hives my way would take all day!
 
Richard