>I also move the supers probably 50 feet from the apiary before blowing them out. Keeps the population in the immediate vicinity of the hives a little lower, and >they all seem to find their way back.
Not crazy about that, Tried it, Now we tip them right at the entrance. Very common since I run singles to have a LOT of nurse bees in supers. They leave clusters of lost bees if you get too far away.
Understand the 2 cycle problems. Stihl has been great. Never have issues with starting with them. For some reason the blowers are even more reliable than the weedeaters. Had 3 over the years and they have all been a joy to use. Biggest complaint is they don’t stand up well in the yard, they want to roll over for some reason!
Charles
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