On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 08:38:45AM -0400, Frank I. Reiter wrote:
> I came across a web site recently that advocated running hives 90 degrees
> rotated from the usual orientation, which is to say that the bottom board is
> modified to place the entrance on what is generally considered to be the
> side of the hive.
>
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> Has anybody tried this and had success?  Has anybody tried this and found
> problems with it?
>

One of my hives has a bottom board in this style.  It doesn't seem
to make any particular difference either to the bees, or to me when
I open up the hive.  I'd say that, at least in my climate, it isn't
worth worrying about.  Of course, I'm in far northern Michigan, and
the temperature rarely gets above 80F, so the bees don't really have
any cooling problems anyway.  If the wider entrance makes any difference
at all, it would probably be in hotter climates.

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Tim Eisele
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