richardbees
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2009
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- Location
- South London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
I've just inspected a brood box on hoffman frames - created from a nuc that was supplied on hoffman frames.
It needed a hive tool to seperate each frame whereas with straight frames and plastic spacers I can seperate them by thumb pressure alone. Also, when reassembling the box there's an awful lot of cutting edges so it's hard to avoid crushing bees.
What have I missed? Why are hoffman frames now in general use - and more expensove too!
It needed a hive tool to seperate each frame whereas with straight frames and plastic spacers I can seperate them by thumb pressure alone. Also, when reassembling the box there's an awful lot of cutting edges so it's hard to avoid crushing bees.
What have I missed? Why are hoffman frames now in general use - and more expensove too!