From: "huestis" <buzzybee@capital.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:36:22 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: opening size

Hi,

> Here is a question for you. Since I have open mesh floors, I have
> kept my
> hive openings at 3"x 3/4"...Do you know of any data that suggest that
> smaller hive openings lead to less (significant) honey crop?

Try to cram a thousand people through a house door. They get backed up.
Take the same thousand people and have them go through a garage door. The pass more readily. I suspect the same is with a hive. Thus you cut down on honey crop. UNLESS you have many small enterances. Such as holes in boxes, stick or notch in/under inner covers (if used). Sticks between supers or staggering suppers, ect.

Clay