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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 6152" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I used to be in the scrape everything brigade. These days unless the burr comb is preventing the hive going back together properly I tend to leave it till the next round. It is surprising how often the Queen ends up on top of the frames at this time of year and if you accidentally kill her there is no chance of her being replaced. Hives will also be stronger in a months time and more able to cope with the stress of scraping and manipulation.As for your two boxes sticking together that happens to some extent with all hives but is far more noticeable with plastic frames and one of the reasons I have gone back to using nothing but wood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 6152, member: 207"] I used to be in the scrape everything brigade. These days unless the burr comb is preventing the hive going back together properly I tend to leave it till the next round. It is surprising how often the Queen ends up on top of the frames at this time of year and if you accidentally kill her there is no chance of her being replaced. Hives will also be stronger in a months time and more able to cope with the stress of scraping and manipulation.As for your two boxes sticking together that happens to some extent with all hives but is far more noticeable with plastic frames and one of the reasons I have gone back to using nothing but wood. [/QUOTE]
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