Hi Aaron

My helpful hint is: avoid putting things on the ground. I usually keep a few hive bodies available so when I take supers off to inspect, they are at waste height.  Some beekeepers use what's called a "super horse" -- sort of a large sawhorse capable of holding the supers temporarily while you work. Even a table comes in handy in a bee yard.

Also, if you have bricks or stones on the covers, for god's sake don't toss them on the ground, set them on another hive. I have my hives fairly close together so I set stuff on top of them (gently). If you put stuff on the ground, just think about all that stuff you have to pick up. At the end of the day, it's a lot of unnecessary bending over. 

Peter L Borst

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