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mgmoore7
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Inner Cover Question
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July 15, 2007, 10:23:05 pm »
What is the purpose of the inner cover and is one needed?
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Matt
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rdy-b
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Re: Inner Cover Question
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July 15, 2007, 10:33:33 pm »
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
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mgmoore7
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Re: Inner Cover Question
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July 15, 2007, 11:21:27 pm »
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?
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Brian D. Bray
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Re: Inner Cover Question
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July 15, 2007, 11:28:33 pm »
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.
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Re: Inner Cover Question
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July 16, 2007, 12:22:41 am »
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mgmoore7
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Re: Inner Cover Question
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July 16, 2007, 09:34:52 am »
Makes sense. Thanks.
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