>I do not see the TBH as the issue. I have never seen in my 40+ beekeeping years bees abscond due to heat I had a top-bar hive colony die in place from the heat two years ago. I saw no evidence that anything would have prevented them from absconding if they had been so inclined. For those who may be able to learn from my mistakes, http://www.medinabeekeepers.com/index.php?title=User:Mike_Rossander/Adventures_with_a_Top-Bar_Hive#2010 Mike Rossander *********************************************** 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 Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm