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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => TOP BAR HIVES - WARRE HIVES - LONG HIVES => Topic started by: bluegrass on August 29, 2006, 10:55:52 AM

Title: Best way to move TBH?
Post by: bluegrass on August 29, 2006, 10:55:52 AM
I am wondering if anybody has come up with a good way to migrate a TBH without breaking the comb. I am trying to run all Top Bars as I like them better and I usually don't move them so most of the time it is not an issue. But I am sure that down the road I will have to relocate a hive for one reason or another, so I need to develop a method to move them with little or no damage to the colony.
Title: Best way to move TBH?
Post by: Michael Bush on September 01, 2006, 11:50:52 PM
Old brood comb holds up fine.  New heavy honey comb will break.  The hotter the more fragile the comb.  Do you get cool nights?  Are the roads rough?