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>If we want to set off a fight, we can debate small and short hive tools
versus larger and longer tools, sharpened hive tools versus purposely
dulled tools, domed smokers versus the tapered top smokers, large smokers
versus small, push the frames tight together and shoove to one side of the
box or spread/space them out, natural black horsehair versus plastic bee
brushes, and let's not forget castellated frame spacers.
Nice list Jerry! Some of us have experimented with all the above, and come
to our own conclusions as to what works best in our own operations. And
then there are the tiny tips for how to use those tools most efficiently
and effectively, such as how exactly to use a hive tool for prying or
scraping, or how to use a bee brush in a manner that best removes them from
the frame with the least amount of riling them. All fine points, which
when applied can allow one to perform twice the amount of work in the same
period of time, while not triggering defensive behavior of the bees.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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