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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: schawee on April 10, 2010, 12:30:42 AM

Title: entercover or not
Post by: schawee on April 10, 2010, 12:30:42 AM
do you really need the entercover or is it ok not to have one?   ...schawee
Title: Re: entercover or not
Post by: fermentedhiker on April 10, 2010, 08:38:52 AM
If you are using a migratory cover then it is unnecessary.  If you use telescoping covers you'll find it nearly impossible to get the cover of if you don't use them.
Title: Re: entercover or not
Post by: Eshu on April 10, 2010, 11:13:25 AM
Without an inner cover the bees will eventually propolize the telescoping cover to the box.  There is no convenient way to pry off a telescoping cover in that case.  Migratory covers only overlap the boxes on two sides, so you still have the two other sides to get your hive tool under.