Apiary Ventilation screen
This is a screen a built for my beehive to help the bees ventilate it for the 90-100F days. The vent holes have hardware cloth over them to prevent other insects entry into the hive, and as a precautionary measure in case the bees ever managed to chewed through the screen.
I place the screen side down on the hive so I preserve the "bee space" and they won't draw honeycomb where it's unwanted.
This also works as a way to collect a lot of propolis as the bees fill the screen.
A third use of this is for transportation of bees. Removing the cover and sealing the hive entrance there will be plenty of ventilation for them during transportation.
At night it's also useful to peek into the hive and see what they're up to.
Apiary Ventilation screen
This is a screen a built for my beehive to help the bees ventilate it for the 90-100F days. The vent holes have hardware cloth over them to prevent other insects entry into the hive, and as a precautionary measure in case the bees ever managed to chewed through the screen.
I place the screen side down on the hive so I preserve the "bee space" and they won't draw honeycomb where it's unwanted.
This also works as a way to collect a lot of propolis as the bees fill the screen.
A third use of this is for transportation of bees. Removing the cover and sealing the hive entrance there will be plenty of ventilation for them during transportation.
At night it's also useful to peek into the hive and see what they're up to.