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Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:44:50 -0500
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I've tried it both ways, and can't really say that blowing from the bottom
works better.  I will say that it tends to push the frames out if you have
the super on its end.

If you've never used a blower for this purpose, you'll certainly need to put
some screen over the intake of the blower.  Otherwise the bees will be
sucked in and you'll have a very efficient bee chop-o-matic and spray
chopped bees all over the frames!  I'm going to try the tilt method next
time if there's a good nectar flow going on.  Otherwise, I'll use good
old-fashioned fume boards.

West Texas Mark

Curtis Wrote:
> My reading of material on this topic suggests it is best to blow up from
under the bottoms of the frames, not the other way around. Comments?

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