Inner Cover Question

[mgmoore7]

What is the purpose of the inner cover and is one needed?

[rdy-b]

Inercover for telescopic lid only  so they glue the inercover and not the lid migratory lids can be easily preyed open there is no rim RDY-B

[mgmoore7]

ok, on my hives that i bought, I have migratory covers and inner covers.  If I remove the inner cover, will that create a "bee space" issue?

[Brian D. Bray]

An inner cover is not required with migratory tops.  They have no side soffet that hangs over the edges of the hive.  With a Telescopic top there is a soffet all the way around the top that telescopes down over the hive body.  A telescopic hive requires an inner top as the bees will glue the surfaces together and you have no way of getting a grip to pry it loose from the propolis.

With a migratory top the long sides are exposed and a hive tool can easily be slipped between the top and the hive body to pry the top off. 

[rdy-b]

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[mgmoore7]

Makes sense.  Thanks.