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"Michael Lance High Sr." <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 2 Aug 1996 01:33:28 -0400
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Although I missed the original post, I assume it was asking the best
materials to use for a stand(s). The best stands are made with whatever
you have readily available,so long as it is sturdy.I work at the site of
an old manufacturing plant converted to an industrial park.When
assembling my stands, I looked for materials around the plant.The ideal
solution for me was the steel ladders attached to buildigs and to tanks.
Each is heavy steel, about 18" wide.They vary in length from 5 to 12 feet.
I left the little steel tabs that attached the to the buildings for legs
and laid the sideways.The hives sit perfectly leaving about an inch to
inch & a half overhang front & back.The area of the rungs is slightly
recessed & can be left open or filled by a couple of 2x6s as I did.I sit
the legs on cinder blocks in anti freeze jug halfs filled with oil to
keep out ants.Each hive sits about 16" from ground level making stacking
& unstacking easy.I have never had a hive tip using this bench.
                   The old man taught me bee-keeping and he had his hives
in a bench he made from old 1 1/2" galvanized plumbing he had lkaying around.
The key is to use whats available, use imagination, and make sure its sturdy.
 
"I take my chances,I don't mind working without a net,                           I take my chances,I take my chances every chance I get"                                   Mary Chapin Carpenter

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