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Date: | Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:48:58 -0500 |
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Kent asked if bees propolize these boards.
They do not. Frankly, I never thought why not. Perhaps because they are on
the bottom?
Kent also asked for more detail concerning how I make the boards. Here is a
copy of a reply I sent to a private inquiry. Based solely on catalog
pictures, the Dadant and Kelley screens look identical.
Note that the following referred to 1/2" hardware cloth. New boards that I
make will use 1/8" hardware cloth.
"I take an 1 inch thick board which, of course, actually measures 3/4". I
rip that into 1 inch strips. I then cross-cut those into 20" and 16"
pieces. I cut lap joints into both ends of the 16" pieces and one end of
the 20" pieces.
I then put one 16" piece and two 20" pieces onto a jig I made that exactly
fits outside a hive. The lap joints from the 20" pieces fit those on the
16" piece. I put a bead of glue on top of the strips, and then lay a piece
of 1/2" hardware cloth on top and staple it down.
Then I put another set of strips on top of the wire, and drive nails through
and into the strip below.
This gives me a 20" X 16" piece of hardware cloth supported by the strips.
The setup is set on my hive stand in same manner as a bottom board, and the
lower hive body sits on top of the setup. The end without a set of 16"
strips provides a lower entrance into the hive.
I hope this helps."
Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner, Ross Rounds, Inc. The finest in comb honey production.
www.rossrounds.com
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