Yes, that's right. Charlie and I email on occasion. The stand is bolted to a concrete pad, and the hive is strapped to the stand. Not sure why so many supers...good flow maybe. Charlie is one of the Whitehouse carpenters, a good beekeeper, and has started raising his own queens and over wintering nucs. Mike > My recollection is the special stands were required due to the comings >and goings of the presidential helicopter. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm