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Reply To: | Frank J. Kovac |
Date: | Fri, 22 Sep 1995 16:27:52 -0400 |
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I've used a cold bread/frozen food knife on ten hives.
Just as fast as heated knife, less hassle, less degradation
of honey. A huckster at the Great Frederick Fair sold it to
me for a dollar promising eternal life and absolute
satisfaction. I never saw him again but what he said
was true.
Reply to message from [log in to unmask] of Fri, 22 Sep
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>I have an electric knife/scraper that looks more like some type of cheese
>knife. It works fine for the first 3 frames, then becomes completely sticky
>and the wax/honey begin to burn, creating a carbon crust all over it. The
>crust is a great insulator, and the knife can never get quite hot enough to
>to a good job afterwards. What do BWE (beekeepers with experience) suggest
>I do? I have 5 hives, a small operation. I'm not willing to spend millions
>on new fancy equipment. Is there a better way to use the same knife, or are
>there better tools? Is a steam knife better?
>
>Marc Patry
>Near Ottawa, Ontario, where the trees are now exploding with wonderful fall
>colours like slow motion fireworks.
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