tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628310022489338990.post632292124874172164..comments2010-06-23T10:53:21.926+01:00Comments on LLBees: pollenHarveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11120842714938869211noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628310022489338990.post-1860431988896798332010-04-20T10:04:14.190+01:002010-04-20T10:04:14.190+01:00Ivor B N Mebonnet said...
To understand the '...Ivor B N Mebonnet said... <br /><br />To understand the 'hefting the super' jargon, the<br /><br />http://www.windmillhillfarm.com/Honey%20Hefter%20Instructions.pdf<br /><br />website could prove useful. Now it is doubtful that the likes of young H, or many of you young beekeepers possess the required 'torque wrench with a 3/8" drive' - very unlikely, I'd say - and, with serious questions about the sensitivity and repeatability of such equipment, even the electronic ones, any thought of buying a torque wrench for this purpose should be WPBed.<br /><br />Having carefully freed the propolis on the front and sides of the super with my road drill, taking particular care not to break the propolis along the back, I use a spring balance to measure the weight.<br /><br />Ivor B N Mebonnet (Hivard University)Wato at Staplehursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448941325779624907noreply@blogger.com