Hello all,
I make my teslescopic tops and bottoms from wood and they do not last very long in South Florida. I generally get 3-4 years out of them. I could go with pressure treated like some commercial beeks do, but I would rather not. I have thus started to replace my tops with beesmart plastic covers but for the bottoms, instead of getting the beesmart, I am getting some anel (apparently from Greece, but likely made in China) bottom boards that are all plastic and could be either solid bottoms or screened (which I favored). What I am trying to understand is why they are so expensive in the US whilst they are just under 10 euros in Europe. Luckily, I have family there and I will be traveling this summer and will bring 20 bottoms back to the US. Anyone has experience with them? I wanted to use the Nicot brand (same price), but they do not fit the Langstroth 10 frames that the US are using.
For 10 euros, it is not worth building some, but do you guys in the US know of a an inexpensive material that could be used to build some? I might then go with this option. I have heard of a material used in the concrete industry that comes in 8 by 4 feet sheets and is 3/4" thick? Sorry to use imperial and not metric.
Cheers to all and thanks.