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Top bar hive modification

Top bar hive bottom door modification image


We decided to split our top bar hive bottom door into two sections.

The logic being that two doors will give us more control over the inside temperature.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Great idea!
Comment by Everett — Tue Apr 24 09:30:39 2012
Controlling ventilation
Everett --- I thought so too! The more control I have the better. As Mark said today at lunch, "You're not a control freak, honey. You're just someone who...likes control...." :-)
Comment by anna — Tue Apr 24 18:52:39 2012
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