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Question about capping scratchers...

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26 Jul 2002 00:00 #20798 by ndirish
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What is the proper technique for using a capping scratcher? Does one use it to "poke" the caps open in an up-and-down motion, or does one draw it across the caps laterally?

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20 Aug 2002 00:00 #20799 by deelusbybeekeeper
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Hi
You wrote:
What is the proper technique for using a capping scratcher? Does one use it to "poke" the caps open in an up-and-down motion, or does one draw it across the caps laterally?
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Both of the above can be done. I have seen beekeepers do both. But the most successful way to use a fork scratcher is to gently lift the caps off without damaging the cell walls. Just push the prongs in horizontally and lift1
Sincerely,
Dee A. Lusby

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