>>You can see a drawing of my portly figure carrying two of these on...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/beekeepersback.html

Dave,

My compliments on your website.  I just wanted to add that, when inspecting a lot two-deep hives, it's perfectly all right to use a chair.  This way one reaches out to get frames instead of bending down.  The frames are easier to stabilize for a closer look and their is no bending.  It seems to me the bees are also less defensive (but my bees gentle to begin with :) and I rarely use smoke.

Waldemar
Long Island, NY

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