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    Quote Originally Posted by Mellifera Crofter View Post
    Some gremlin put my name on that quote from DR, Madasafish. My natural inclination would be to go for the foot-long frame lugs!
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    Are you describing my ears? If so, "foot long" is an exaggeration :-)

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    Bit cool today so assembled a Maisemore hive with double brood box an then painted it
    Quite enjoyed doing it
    You get a hive strap and a queen excluder which is nice
    If I did a few I probably wouldn't paint them it too slow and messy

    The Lyson's came painted and have better frame rails
    They are assembled as well so that's good
    No strap or queen excluder though
    They have strange holes in the super and brood box
    You get polystyrene bits to plug them up they are white and look weird
    On the whole both kinds are OK
    I'm going to photo them side by side when the paint dries and I might put a Smith beside them for comparison

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Drone Ranger View Post
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    The Lyson's came painted and have better frame rails
    They are assembled as well so that's good
    No strap or queen excluder though
    They have strange holes in the super and brood box
    You get polystyrene bits to plug them up they are white and look weird....
    My Lysons were supplied with Q excluders ... decent thick plastic ones which I'll try out. Usually use the wooden-framed ones with bee space.

    I fancy using those "strange holes" in the boxes some day as side entrances for queen rearing using a split brood box. Don't hold your breath though ... won't get round to that for a while.

    Meanwhile have been enjoying cracked good weather here and the colonies are expanding faster than I've seen for some years.

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    I use Paynes poly hives and in the last five years haven't had a problem, the only modification I did was to saw off the 747 landing boards, I also only use a plastic sheet as a crown board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lancs Lad View Post
    I use Paynes poly hives and in the last five years haven't had a problem, the only modification I did was to saw off the 747 landing boards, I also only use a plastic sheet as a crown board.
    yes my friend uses Paynes and likes them a lot
    the thin plastic crown board got the heave in favour of some wooden ones
    If you are not trying to integrate them with existing national gear They might be a good option with the metal frame rails
    Our rodent population gave the nucs the thumbs up for taste and texture although they turn their noses up a cedar ,preferring to only munch the contents if given an opportunity

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kate Atchley View Post
    My Lysons were supplied with Q excluders ... decent .
    favouritism I didnt get a single one
    I only did the buy 6 get one free offer
    maybe I needed to buy more than that to qualify for excluders

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lancs Lad View Post
    I use Paynes poly hives and saw off the 747 landing boards.
    How did you do the sawing? Was it messy?
    Alan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Drone Ranger View Post
    Our rodent population gave the nucs the thumbs up for taste and texture although they turn their noses up a cedar ,preferring to only munch the contents if given an opportunity
    You must have a better class of rodent up there. Here, they love cedar boxes and floors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alancooper View Post
    How did you do the sawing? Was it messy?
    Alan.
    You won't break a sweat cutting them by hand, run a coarse piece of sandpaper over it and paint, the only mess is the poly equivalent of saw dust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by prakel View Post
    You must have a better class of rodent up there. Here, they love cedar boxes and floors.
    Do you have some Coypu that got away from the cull
    http://www.rinse-europe.eu/blog/view/a-success-story


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