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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: B2 on May 14, 2010, 04:16:01 pm

Title: Screened Bottom Board with Beetle Trap
Post by: B2 on May 14, 2010, 04:16:01 pm

I lost 90% of my bees last year because of the small hive beetle!  Brushy Mountain does not have a screened bottom board with a beetle trap, and they have no plans to build one.  Betterbee also does not have a screened bottom board with a beetle trap.  I bought 1 screened bottom board with a beetle trap from Walter T. Kelley Co.  However, the Kelly beetle trap just sits on top of their slide-in debris board.  The Kelley Co. did not design a new bottom board for the beetle trap.  I am waiting for the Kelley Co. to come up with a better design.  Additionally, I am not familiar with the Dadant screened bottom board with the West Beetle Trap insert.

I am desperate for 20 screened bottom boards with beetle traps.  Does anyone have any comments?  Any input from you guys would be appreciated! 

Title: Re: Screened Bottom Board with Beetle Trap
Post by: wd on May 14, 2010, 06:22:28 pm

seems expensive to me - Freeman Small Hive Beetle Trays http://www.countryrubes.com/ordersquestionsstuff/orderpage.html (http://www.countryrubes.com/ordersquestionsstuff/orderpage.html)

Title: Re: Screened Bottom Board with Beetle Trap
Post by: Will C. on May 15, 2010, 10:55:09 pm

There's one a greenbeehives dot com.  You can DIY.