On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Ed Levi wrote:
 
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> The boxes were long and accomodated frames.  Expansion was horizonal with
> brood near the entrance and honey in the farther frames.  When the colony
> was small and not needing much space they removed unused frams and tucked
> the bees in with an insolating cushion.  As the colony expanded, they moved
> the cushion out of the way and added frames.
>
> Generally it appeared an evolutionary step between the TBHs and Langstroth
> hives.
>
> While I found it interesting and saw that it worked in their setting, I
> observed that they had now way to transport frames of honey to central
> extraction facilities.  I wonder how you do that with THBs also?
 
Ed, this was an interesting report.  Thank you.  From my personal use, I
have no problem with "extraction"...I just load the comb into a nylon mesh
laundry bag, suspend it between the plates of my press, crank it up, and
watch the honey flow.  I rinse the bag out in water which I use to make
honey pop, then put the wax in the solar melter.  I've read of comb being
put in bags, mashed a little, then hung to drain in warm place.
 
To winterize my hive, I put a division board in to wall off unoccupied
areas with no honey stores, or I just drape a sheet of newspaper inside.
 
Cordially yours,
 
Jim
 
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