Today I started making screened bottom boards for my hives

[mtman1849]

And since I know everyone loves photos










Tomarrow I will stop by Lowes and by 1/8 inch hardward cloth Primer and paint and finish hopefully will install saturday.

[Bee-Bop]

If you are going to use 1/8 inch I would think you might as well leave it open, as some do.

Most SSB use 7 wire or 8 wire to keep the bees from passing thru.

Everybody do what works best for them.    :-D

Bee-Bop

[HAB]

If you've got SHB a West SHB Trap added now would be really nice.

[broke-t]

1/8 inch is #8 hardware cloth. They are the same.

Johnny

[randydrivesabus]

i'd call lowes before spending the gas money to find they don't have what you want. but maybe your lowes is nearby.

[mtman1849]

well lowes don't have it so i will wait till friday and stop by this hardware store that is not part of a chain their motto is if we don't have it you don't need it

[HAB]

Our local Ace Hardware stocks it.

[Bee-Bop]

Sorry about that post;

Yes you are correct # 8 wire is 1/8 in..
When he said he was going to Lowes, it just struck me as 1/4 in. as that is the smallest  I have ever found at any Lowes.

Ace Hardware shows #8 in their web catalog, I have been to every Ace Hardware in a 50 mile radius, all say it is a miss print and unaviable. However they will special order me a 100 ft. roll of # 8 for something like $300.00.

I wish I had a Ace Hardware like HAB has, in hopelessly lost land, were ever that may be, that does stock # 8 wire by the foot.

Bee-Bop

[rast]

 Both Ace and True Value stock here.

[qa33010]

Try local Mom and Pop hardware stores.  They have been the best I've found for finding what I need.  They are a little more pricey but I think worth it.  Only place I've found 1/8" or 1/7" screen to use.  I took a measuring stick along to make sure of the screen size.

[mtman1849]

I bought the wire this week thought I was buying gold $3.10 a foot for 24 in wide bought 5 ft  man there has got to be a cheaper way

[1reb]

Your screened bottom boards look great :-D
Johnny

[steve]

Yo Lexington, I'm sorry it's a little after the fact, but if you're ever in Wilkes county stop by Porter's Hardware in Roaring River off of Hwy268 they got rolls of #8 hardware cloth in the basement for around a buck'89 a running foot.
              Steve 

[SgtMaj]

mtnman, I've been trying to figure out what those rotating things are for... in picture three by the hammer.  Is that used to add an extra entrance?

[mtman1849]

yes it is