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Offline Mikey N.C.

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Candy board cover
« on: November 20, 2016, 09:08:18 am »
Made some feeder boards to try this winter. Q is the 5/8 " hole in front enough for ventilation. Q do you use inner cover on top of board and then tele. cover ?



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Re: Candy board cover
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2016, 03:48:03 pm »
I put the inner cover over the feeder ring to take advantage of the notch for humid air to escape myself, but I put styrofoam on the top cover to break the cold air hitting it causing condensation on the underside. And yes a 5/8" hole is fine IMO, you probably don't have the bad cold winds us Yankees do. I run 1" holes and regulate the size with tapered corks. That way I can peek in there and see if the cluster is getting near the topbars and need sugar blocks.
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