>I have done the deck cleanup thing quite a number of times, just not with hives in the backyard This practice is greatly frowned upon in the UK because of the risk of spreading disease. Best wishes Peter 52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html