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As per title looking for above in reasonable condition. Poly only please
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Equipment Wanted Wanted poly ashforth or Miller feeder. BS
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Can you give the dimensions of the base as they do vary a bit depending on manufacturer
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The swienty ones are good. Same font print as a wooden hive. I got a load from Simon the beekeeper, but think C.Wynn Jones and Gwenyn Gruffydd do them a a reasonable price.
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Warning: the Swienty was designed (although it has 9 practical flaws, so I use the term loosely) as a top bee space hive and has no rebate on the underside of the feeder.
Consequently, the box will sit on the top bars or you will have to glue & screw 8mm stripwood to it.
Abelo & Swienty have a BS National footprint of 460mm. All others are 500mm or more.
Abelo win (again).
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It is more of a flaw with the design of the bottom spaced hive than the feeder, but that is a whole other thread!
I have used them (and 40+wooden flat bottomed feeders) with my bottom bee spaced nationals and have not found a massive issue. just give the top bars a smoke and scrape and it is fine. Not had a problem removing them. I did try leaving some framed queen excluders on to give the bee space but no real advantage.
I do have a few wooden ones (thornes ?) with a bee space underneath and find these just as "sticky" as the bees will brace between it and the top bar,, maybe the space is a bit generous.
That said they all do the job and get the autumn feed down at a good rate.
