I was raised with frame grips and if used correctly are much easier to do
than using a hive tool and your hands.  Frame grips are like having an extra
hand.  Frame grips free up you hand to be able to to two things at once
while not having to set the frame on the ground or a hive lid.  Frame grips
make it quicker for me to look at my hives.  I use the hive tool to loosen
the frames.  With a frame grip in each hand I can go through a hive and look
at each frame and be out of the hive in less than two minutes and not make
the bees mad.
 
Richard Barnes
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>  REGARDING           RE>Frame Grips
>
>Ann Dougherty wrote:
><I've been keeping bees for 14 years and have never used frame grips.  But
>for some reason I'm considering it. I think it's because I just finished A
>Book Of Bees by Sue Hubbell and she uses them. So who uses frame grips and
>who doesn't? What are the pros and cons?>
>
>Well, I have a pair of frame grips, and occasionally have tried using them in
>the past.  I think they're the clumsiest piece of equipment invented for
>beehive manipulation.  Save your money and aggravation - just use the hive
>tool.  It's perfect for frame handling.
>
>Ted Fischer
>
>