I asked a question last week about bee VACs  Someone posted an address for
a manufaturer. Southwestern Ohio Hive Parts company send me a flier on
their Bee Vac.   Any one used their bee VAC model with the 20 foot
extension to hive a swarm?
 
At the bottom of their flier they write:
 
"We recommend the 6 5/8 super, and when used as the Hive Body you have a
modular hive.  Only one size super, one size frame, and foundation.
Reports that bees winter better with this arrangement.  This size is
engineered so that three 6/5/8, or commonly call Illinois, supers equals
exactly that of 2 deep supers.  This trend in Ophio began years ago as is
pictured in the Extension Bulletin 587, Beekeeping equipment, published by
the Coo0perative Extension Service, Ohio State University."
 
Are there any Ohio beekeepers who follow this advice, or others on this
list who use only 6 5/8 supers to raise bees?
 
As a chiropractor I like the 6 5/8 brood chamber plan. This would help a
lot of my beekeeping patients who, by not having lift HEAVY 9 5/8 boxes,
prevent wear and tear on their backs.
 
BTW  I asked the question about raising bees in single or double brood
chambers; responses are running 50/50 at this time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Cronshaw, D.C.
Cyberchiro and Hobbyist Beekeeper
Santa Barbara, CA  USA