Hive Tools are used to separate the boxes and frames. There are two types of metal hive tools used to pry apart hive parts that bees regularly glue together. The traditional hive tool resembles a pry bar with a flat end and a bent scraper end. The other tool is called a frame lifter (or Maxant tool) because one end is inserted under a frame end bar while resting on the adjacent frame. The downward motion of the tool uses leverage to loosen that end of the frame. These work very well to remove the first frame during an inspection.
- John Skinner, University of Tennessee
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