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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: beetalkin on April 30, 2010, 12:40:15 am

Title: sbb oil tray
Post by: beetalkin on April 30, 2010, 12:40:15 am

found 10 cafeteria trays in a junkpile. they are 14"x18". perfect size,perfect price :)

Title: Re: sbb oil tray
Post by: AllenF on April 30, 2010, 10:02:57 pm

You lucky dog.

Title: Re: sbb oil tray
Post by: David LaFerney on May 01, 2010, 12:17:16 am

Quote from: beetalkin on April 30, 2010, 12:40:15 am

found 10 cafeteria trays in a junkpile. they are 14"x18". perfect size,perfect price :)

They are almost perfect.  Because they are so shallow your hive will need to be quite level, and they will be easy to spill.  I would use them if I found them though.  I'm using disposable aluminum turkey pans for mine - just the right size for 8 frame hives and about 3 inches deep.  1 1/2 - 2 inches deep would be perfect IMHO.

Title: Re: sbb oil tray
Post by: AllenF on May 01, 2010, 10:41:18 pm

Keeping the hive level is the hardest part of beekeeping.   I was just used to putting hives on top of whatever was around.   Buckets, bricks, stumps, whatever.   This spring, it took me an hour to level out blocks for some hives.