I have a bunch of lovely, old wooden inner covers, made from thin wooden boards. Unfortunately, some of my bees glue these covers so well to the top hive body (and its frames) that I end up peeling them off the hive instead of lifting them off. My homemade, thin plywood inner covers delaminate on the edges when I take them off the colony. Does anyone have a trick for keeping inner covers from being damaged. I do try to clear the propolis with a hive tool before I do any lifting. Tim Tim Sterrett Westtown, (Southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA [log in to unmask]