On 12 May 2003 at 14:12, allen dick wrote:

> Rather than give up on plastic nucs, I think that the buyers and sellers
> should rather decide to use fewer bees and brood and/or to use screened
> lids.

   I think that would be cross purposes for both buyer and seller.
When I sell a nuc I want the customer to be able to drop it into a
regular brood box and go. We don't want them to have to nurse it
along for a couple more weeks. Time is too valuable.

   They have other problems too. There is no mechanism to attatch
lids. Wooden nucs are simply nailed, so no lost covers.  I've not
seen the screens, so don't know how they would stack on a load.

  These boxes are extremely bulky and a truckload would contain far
fewer than a load of wooden ones. They are not strong, and you
don't dare cinch down the straps much, or they will break. The
truckers absolutely do not want spills, so they will go around behind
you and tighten the straps still more.

Dave Green   SC  USA
The Pollination Home Page:  http://pollinator.com

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