I know a few of you have done 'feral to hive moves' and used large rubber bands to hold comb in place, anyone know where to get very large rubber bands for 14x12 size frames?
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postmen/women do also have huge red rubber bands, we sometime find them on the floor in good nick, but if you ask your local one they may give you some. Having said that not sure they'd be strong enough. May cut down on wiring though, some wire the rest bands????
You can also get elastic thread. I've used it for fishing to hold the bait on. Try a knitting shop for it. Only draw back I can see is would need knotting but tying comb into frames is best done with an assistant anyway.
These are big enough for standard BS frames. I've collected lots of them when walking the dog and I stick them in my Beek toolbox. I used them to put drawn comb from Langstroth frames into National frames. I spent an hour recently watching the bees chucking the remains of one of the elastic bands out through the entrance block.
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