Originally Posted by
Little_John
Totally agree. Have you considered going horizontal as a temporary solution ? Square section horizontal hives (Long Hives, Tanzanian, call 'em what you will ...) are quick and easy to make, as well as being cheap. And they could be dimensioned to fit around your existing Dadant frames.
The real beauty (imho) of such horizontal hives is that they're one-piece boxes, so there's no need to sod about making sure one box fits squarely on top of another without it rocking about.
The perfect material to make these is condemned scaffold boards - if they can be sourced locally - they're usually priced at about £5 to £6 for a 13 foot length.
LJ
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