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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: watercarving on April 24, 2008, 10:57:32 pm
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Just cut all my bars. I wanted 1 3/8" but I have a crappy table saw and ended up with some bars being 1 3/8" on the ends and 1 5/16" in the middle. A few are 1 1/4" in places. (Don't ask). I tested them out and while there are a few gaps of 1/16" and a couple that are 1/8" none of them are very long and nowhere near all the way across.
Anyway, nothing smaller than 1 1/4". I will have small cell bees that have been this way for generations.
Is this a big deal?
Thanks!
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The bars are one thing. What about the hoffmans that act as the spacers on the sides of the frame?
Sincerely,
Brendhan
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I don't have any spacers. These are just straight bars for a top bar hive.
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I don't have any spacers. These are just straight bars for a top bar hive.
Then it is probably not a big deal.
Keep an eye on the building of comb. If they start to build over two bars then you might want to correct that problem. I assume there are starter strips with these.
Sincerely,
Brendhan
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I've got a thing piece of wood with wax rubbed on it. I'm going to use existing nuc frames to force them to center.
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You should b e fine then. However remember bees may have different thoughts. It won't be a reflection on the cuts of your wood. :)
Sincerely,
Brendhan
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I understand. I know they'll do what they want and I'll have to help train them. I just don't want to screw it up before I even start. Thanks!
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They will propolize the gaps. That may make it slightly harder to separate them but they would have propolized them together anyway.