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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: gmcharlie on March 02, 2009, 06:39:37 pm
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Anybody got a good source for a small roll?.... google is not working for me.....
Charlie
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I got my local hardware store to order me a roll. I think it was 24" x 50' for less than $20.
Steve
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Steve,
What was the name of the store? I think I have looked everywhere and ended up buy some from Betterbee. I believe I used #8 though instead of #5.
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Betterbee and Brushy Mountain
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My local hardware store is independent of a chain. I don't know the size number but I am talking about 1/8" mesh.
Steve
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Steve,
What was the name of the store? I think I have looked everywhere and ended up buy some from Betterbee. I believe I used #8 though instead of #5.
Educate me! When you talk about #8 or #5 hardware cloth what size are you talking about in inch grid/wires to the inch?
cundald
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#8 is 8 per inch or 1/8"
#5 is 5 per inch or 1/5"
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My local independent hardware store has all the different sizes of hardware cloth in stock and they sell it by the foot. It is worth asking around.
#8 is good for screen bottom boards, #4 for mouse excluders, and #5 for pollen traps. Assuming not small cell bees.
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My local independent hardware store has all the different sizes of hardware cloth in stock and they sell it by the foot. It is worth asking around.
#8 is good for screen bottom boards, #4 for mouse excluders, and #5 for pollen traps. Assuming not small cell bees.
What would you suggest for use under jars feeders, I am planning designing a feeder arrangement
that permits me to feed them thru holes in a top cover but prevents them from coming up thru.
cundald
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What would you suggest for use under jars feeders, I am planning designing a feeder arrangement
that permits me to feed them thru holes in a top cover but prevents them from coming up thru.
cundald
#8 works fine for this
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As Robo mentioned, use #8 (1/8" squares) when you want to restrict the movement of your bees. If you make your own woodenware, use #8 hardware cloth on your screened bottomboards, ventilated inner covers, and to cover the feeding holes cut in a solid inner cover where you're going to use feeding jars or pails. Also, you can use #8 to screen the entrance when you're transporting your colony.