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Offline BeeMaster2

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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2014, 01:03:33 pm »
Rich,
I called Paschal. 24" x100' roll is $130. if you order it. They sell 36" by the foot at $2.29 per foot or $199 for the roll. Not that much of a savings. Might want to check with Ace. If you find it at $50 for a 24" roll and want to go halves on it let me know.
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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2014, 03:12:38 pm »
I checked all the Ace stores in town and the smallest is 1/4". You can order it from the website to be picked up at the store but it's $105 for 50ft.

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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2014, 10:40:24 am »
http://www.amazon.com/308182B-24-Inch-100-Foot-8-Inch-Hardware/dp/B0009H53LU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1402753011&sr=8-11&keywords=8+hardware+cloth

$110 and free shipping 24"x100' 27ga 1/8" mesh on Amazon

I don't know if that's what you're looking for or not, check it and see if will work for ya'll.  ?

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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #23 on: June 14, 2014, 01:56:58 pm »
Went to the local Home Hardware saw 1/8" screen, however it was galvanized so I was not so sure it was a good idea. Galvanizing is poisonous.

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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #24 on: June 14, 2014, 07:37:15 pm »
Er, probably 99.999999999999999999999% of the screened bottom boards use galvanized hardware cloth.  The other option is some specialty stainless steel or aluminum grids.  O.J. Blunt down below Andalusia, Alabama  was at one time selling sheets of stainless steel with round holes in it which were just about the perfect size for SHB.  A couple of years ago he was selling the hive sized sheets for $15 each, which was inline with the price of the full sheets from the original vendor.  He might still be selling them.  Oj's an interesting fellow, I went to a bee meeting at his house a few years ago...he definitely loves bees!!!

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Re: Screens for bottom boards
« Reply #25 on: June 14, 2014, 08:59:21 pm »
most of the time they don't know what #8 is
1/8" per hole or 8 holes to the inch
window screen
is 18/14 way smaller than 1/8 inch. fiber glass the girls will eat! other critters too!
aluminum possibly could not tolerate skunks.  or monkeys running amuck under the hive.
stick with #8 hardware cloth, it is galvanized steel. tough as iron
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