Hi All

Peter Borst said...

> Pulling the frames instead of the super is a great technique to get around
> the heavy lifting. I recommend this also. If your hive is not close to
your
> vehicle, try a cart or modified wheel barrow.

I have  done a great deal of this 'frame pulling' and on occasions I have
had to walk over ground that was too rough to use a hive barrow.

I used swarm collecting boxes that have stout handles to carry four or five
frames in each box. by using two boxes the weight is balanced and you can
carry more weight than you would in a single box.

You can see illustrations of these swarm boxes on
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/swarmbox.html
The swarm collecting box and standard lid are what I have mostly used for
this purpose... Sorry that the Taranov box and the alternative lids are not
finished yet.

Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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