Alf Bashore asked:

> And those of you already using dipped equipment, how do you handle the 
> boxes from sliding off each other when recently dipped and put into 
> service.

Only a problem if you dip at too low a temperature (this just coats the 
boxes with wax).

You need around 310F - rather like frying, you get a blue haze over the wax. 
At this temperature, the boxes drain quickly, the wax is sucked into the 
wood and when cool they are dry; in fact they look much like undipped 
boxes - except that they repel water.

Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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