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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: BEESnButterflys on November 06, 2010, 06:09:57 PM

Title: does anyone use homosote on top in the winter?
Post by: BEESnButterflys on November 06, 2010, 06:09:57 PM
I just saw a demonstration where they use homosote in a shim as a water wick above the inner cover

any thoughts?
Title: Re: does anyone use homosote on top in the winter?
Post by: AllenF on November 06, 2010, 07:49:57 PM
Where did you see it?
Title: Re: does anyone use homosote on top in the winter?
Post by: BEESnButterflys on November 06, 2010, 08:05:10 PM
when i went to the Norfolk County Bee Association workshop in Walpole Ma
Title: Re: does anyone use homosote on top in the winter?
Post by: AllenF on November 06, 2010, 08:09:37 PM
Heard about it some, not much used.   Here are some pics of it from your area.  http://mainebeekeepers.org/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-fall-2010.html (http://mainebeekeepers.org/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-fall-2010.html)   Maybe someone here uses it and can chime in.
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