Yep, direct and to the point. Tried to be cosy to a poster last night and they still threw their toys out of the pram. Some could not argue (fight?) themselves out of a brown paper bag as the old saying goes.
They would not have any realisation or understanding that my crownboards (plain 9mm thick ply sheets) are crownboards and cannot get used as clearer boards or feeder boards. Further, try to use PH's clearer boards as crownboards? No thanks. And most of my feeders are Ashforths anyway, so a feeder board is often unecessary!
Ha ha, priceless. First I believe I did argue (fight?) my corner, second how did I throw my toys out of the pram? Because I didn't like your patronising comments? And lastly why on earth would I refer to YOUR crownboards? It was you who said they couldnt understand what I was saying, and then proceeded to demonstrate you understood exactly what I was saying. Thornes CROWN BOARDS have holes in them so they can be used as both clearer boards AND feeder boards. Thats why a lot of people buy them, as they are versatile.
You are entitled to use whatever equipment you want, but the FACT I can use my crown boards as clearer boards remains that, a FACT.
Also, did you check out the article on p.10 of this month's BBKA news? I quote "prepare the clearer board, which is a crown board fitted with either porter bee escapes in the oval holes, or diamond escapes.."
and
"The clearer board is placed underneath the super(s) you wish to clear and on top of the hive
in place of the standard crown board."
and, wrt your assertion that the roof and not the crown board are viewed as part of the hive by the bees..
"These substances (pheramones) are contained in a volume that is bounded by the floor, the brood and the super boxes and the crown board. From the point of view of the bee, this volume is
inside and subject to the mechanisms that regulate the colony. Anything not inside this volume is
outside and is a potential source of forage etc. Note that anything that we regard as being part of the hive but is above the crown board is regarded as being
outside by the bees."
So, given all that, perhaps I'm not the noob you think I am, and also perhaps YOU still have a few things you can learn?