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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 10158" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>the wooden base is fine.</p><p>hive doctor bases are made to be fastened to a pallet, or at least runners. so i don't see the point of using them.</p><p>tho i'm not a fan of small hive entrances, but i'm not in coldy cold land. </p><p>face the hive slightly downhill so water can run out the front. </p><p></p><p></p><p>thats a bit poor. as already suggested i would put apivar in now or preferably yesterday.</p><p></p><p></p><p>i do not recommend this for beginners. if they stuff up or spread afb, now its spread over wider aera. it makes things much more complicated and prone to mistakes.</p><p>keep the problems confined to one location.</p><p></p><p></p><p>+1</p><p>a 2nd hive is good for repairs etc and doesn't add much cost.</p><p></p><p>do not buy 2nd hand gear. </p><p>we had someone years ago who lost all their hives to afb, then 4 years later all his boxes where sold off on TM to unsuspecting buyers. it looks like he extracted all the honey off the afb hives, burnt the brood boxes/bases/lids and sold off the rest. i have a couple of threads on here somewhere on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 10158, member: 30"] the wooden base is fine. hive doctor bases are made to be fastened to a pallet, or at least runners. so i don't see the point of using them. tho i'm not a fan of small hive entrances, but i'm not in coldy cold land. face the hive slightly downhill so water can run out the front. thats a bit poor. as already suggested i would put apivar in now or preferably yesterday. i do not recommend this for beginners. if they stuff up or spread afb, now its spread over wider aera. it makes things much more complicated and prone to mistakes. keep the problems confined to one location. +1 a 2nd hive is good for repairs etc and doesn't add much cost. do not buy 2nd hand gear. we had someone years ago who lost all their hives to afb, then 4 years later all his boxes where sold off on TM to unsuspecting buyers. it looks like he extracted all the honey off the afb hives, burnt the brood boxes/bases/lids and sold off the rest. i have a couple of threads on here somewhere on it. [/QUOTE]
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