Thanks - you summarized my question nicely. :-)
As it turns out, I misunderstood his e-mail. The hive that was lost was
the
one with the 3/8" spacing, and so his working theory is that there was
less
room to clear the dead bees, and that perhaps in a colder climate there is
more die-off, so a larger space there might help clear the dead bees. So
although I got it backwards, I would appreciate it if anyone who knows can
please explain why 3/4" baseboard spacing in a cold climate may be better
than 3/8".
Cheers.
GP
"Dick Adams" <rdadams@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Meself <gpTAKE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> A friend lost one of his hives over the winter
>> (Canada). He thinks it is because "the bottom
>> board is 3/4" deep, instead of a bee space
>> (3/8" or so), ....
>
> Please explain why 3/8 is better than 3/4 which
> is twice as large.
>
> Dick
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