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Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 15:02:57 -0600
To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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From: Jerry J Bromenshenk <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Concrete Hive Boxes

At 03:34 PM 6/5/00 -0400, you wrote:

Some years ago, a large commercial beekeeper in Montana manufactured
hundreds of concrete hive lids.  He figured that they would stay on the
hive.  Our commercial guys do not use telescoping lids (don't stack well on
pallets and trucks).  Most throw a rock on top of a flat lid.

Well, besides being costly, the concrete lids had a short life.  He did use
rebar. But a couple of hot/cold cycles, dropping by crews, etc. and all of
the lids ended up in piles in the corner of the yard - a broken mess of
concrete and iron.

Cheers

Jerry J. Bromenshenk
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