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I'm building a hive right now and i have a few questions
1) following Dave's Bees video all my bars are 1 3/8" but then i read that people are in favor of using 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" bars for distinct applications. should i modify what i have?
2) the top bars are a VERY tight fit on mine, how tight is too tight or put better, how loose should they be to make them easily removable without letting the bees get through.
3) any tips for making the roof hinged
4) i was going to do a screened bottom like i saw on the video, but now I'm reading that maybe i shouldn't. i've read that having the screen permanently attached and a removable bottom below is bad because the bees cannot get past the screen to put proplis on the bottom board. thoughts
Thanks
1) following Dave's Bees video all my bars are 1 3/8" but then i read that people are in favor of using 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" bars for distinct applications. should i modify what i have?
2) the top bars are a VERY tight fit on mine, how tight is too tight or put better, how loose should they be to make them easily removable without letting the bees get through.
3) any tips for making the roof hinged
4) i was going to do a screened bottom like i saw on the video, but now I'm reading that maybe i shouldn't. i've read that having the screen permanently attached and a removable bottom below is bad because the bees cannot get past the screen to put proplis on the bottom board. thoughts
Thanks