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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: Wilson <infomet AT embarqmail.com>, OCBA <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 10:58:06 -0400
The point of #8 hardware cloth in
bottom boards is to allow mites to fall through but keep bees from
doing so. For a screened inner cover, I don't expect there to be
interest in things falling through, and in fact it seems we would
want to discourage the ability of small hive beetles to easily
evade the bees by scooting above a screened cover. So I would
explore using regular window screen if the whole point is
ventilation, or readily-available 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch mesh if
you'd like to have an inner cover entrance or allow bees to chase
beetles. My guess is that 1/4 or 1/2 inch mesh should hold up
better against propolization than either 1/8 inch or window
screen.
I don't have screened inner covers so this is all speculation on my part... If someone uses them and knows why my suggestions are suboptimal (i.e. bogus), I'll like to be informed. Randall On 5/27/2014 10:27 AM, Dick Merritt wrote: 5384A0C2.6060205 AT mindspring.com" type="cite"> Dual Supply and Baily Bee Supply carry #8 hardware cloth. |
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[ocba] Hardware Cloth,
Wilson, 05/27/2014
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Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth,
Dick Merritt, 05/27/2014
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Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth,
Randall Austin, 05/27/2014
- Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth, Wilson, 05/27/2014
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Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth,
Randall Austin, 05/27/2014
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Re: [ocba] Hardware Cloth,
Dick Merritt, 05/27/2014
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