W.W. Jr. Three methods for weighting honey-bee colonies in the laboratory and field. My homemade hive scale. Uses screen door spring, piece of baling wire, short chain and three iron straps. Wintering its in's and out's. Telescoping device used to lift back of hive.
Pointer moves up given distance before hive lifts off ground, indicating weight.
Base to sit hive on, mirrored scale with pointer. E.B. A manual of bee-keeping. Describes value of scale hive, use of spring balance to lift hive. Reid, G.M. Personal communication. Gilberd, Darcy J. Make your own bale weigher.