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For a straw skep nominally ten inches in diameter, 25 cm seems like a reasonable metric equivalent. Calling it 254 mm is an outstanding example of false precision. Kindly discuss... Just plain Bill ( talk) 14:40, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I have read the article that the page "Beekeeping" references with respect to the dimensions of the bee space. and that article on page 27 appears to have used 1 inch = 20 mm to do the conversion from 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch. So I suggest you find another reference that has the correct conversions to 6 mm and 10 mm rounded to the nearest mm. AutoElectEngr ( talk) 21:26, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi Richard,
I found this reference History of Beekeeping in the United States by MF Hive, B Space - BEEKEEPING - naldc.nal.usda.gov
https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/CAT87208707/PDF#page=8 on page 2 this article states the bee space between brood comb is 3/8 inch and page 32 states the bee space between honey frames is 1/4inch. AutoElectEngr ( talk) 21:51, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I did some digging to see if I could find anything to back up the claim written by another user in the Lead Section of the article that Georgia is known as the "cradle of beekeeping" and, while that same sentence's second claim has a citation that supports it in the sentence that follows it, the only source I could find for the "cradle of beekeeping" claim is a Youtube video. Would it be wise to remove the first claim since it lacks substantial evidence but leave the second? JhanysG ( talk) 17:54, 11 September 2023 (UTC) ( JhanysG ( talk) 17:55, 11 September 2023 (UTC))
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For a straw skep nominally ten inches in diameter, 25 cm seems like a reasonable metric equivalent. Calling it 254 mm is an outstanding example of false precision. Kindly discuss... Just plain Bill ( talk) 14:40, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I have read the article that the page "Beekeeping" references with respect to the dimensions of the bee space. and that article on page 27 appears to have used 1 inch = 20 mm to do the conversion from 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch. So I suggest you find another reference that has the correct conversions to 6 mm and 10 mm rounded to the nearest mm. AutoElectEngr ( talk) 21:26, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
Hi Richard,
I found this reference History of Beekeeping in the United States by MF Hive, B Space - BEEKEEPING - naldc.nal.usda.gov
https://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/CAT87208707/PDF#page=8 on page 2 this article states the bee space between brood comb is 3/8 inch and page 32 states the bee space between honey frames is 1/4inch. AutoElectEngr ( talk) 21:51, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I did some digging to see if I could find anything to back up the claim written by another user in the Lead Section of the article that Georgia is known as the "cradle of beekeeping" and, while that same sentence's second claim has a citation that supports it in the sentence that follows it, the only source I could find for the "cradle of beekeeping" claim is a Youtube video. Would it be wise to remove the first claim since it lacks substantial evidence but leave the second? JhanysG ( talk) 17:54, 11 September 2023 (UTC) ( JhanysG ( talk) 17:55, 11 September 2023 (UTC))