Hi Waldemar & all

 > when inspecting a lot two-deep hives, it's perfectly all right to use
> a chair.

In the UK many of our hives have robust 'telescoping' roofs (outer covers)
which are very strong.

A commercial beekeeper that I used to know used to orient all the hives in
an apiary in a large circle. He then worked each hive from the inside of the
circle, by removing the roof and sitting on it. He also had all his hives
with the frames set 'warm way' so that manipulation from the rear were
simpler.

I have done something similar using the hive barrow illustrated on...
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/hivebarrow.html
as a seat.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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