8 Frame Beehive Base - Mesh Vented Bottom Board With Drawer Trap
These 8 frame beehive bases are made from New Zealand pine and 304 stainless steel.
The bases feature a mesh base for hive health, ventilation and small hive beatle management. The bases also have a removable draw tray to help trap small hive beatles. The bees chase the beatles around the hive and they fall through the mesh bottom. The beetles can be trapped by using chux cloth, oil or diatomaceous earth (check regulations in your state) in the removable tray drawer.
Product Dimensions:
Riser – 506mm x 355mm (fits standard 8 frame Langstroth)
Overall – 535mm x 355mm x 115mm
Available raw timber or wax dipped and painted. Wax dipping is a process many commercial beekeepers use to preserve the timber for a longer working life. The bases are dipped into a wax mix of 50/50 microcrystalline/paraffin and then painted 4 times.
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Customer Reviews
I recently purchased the 8 Frame Beehive Base – Mesh Vented Bottom Board with Drawer Trap, and I’m really impressed. The bases are wax dipped and painted, which saved me a lot of time as I didn’t need to paint or prepare them myself. The quality of the wax dipping is excellent, and the boards were ready to use straight away. When you consider the time and effort involved in building and painting your own, the cost is very reasonable. Overall, a great product and a worthwhile buy for any beekeeper.
Very good product I am very happy and the service and help from the staff was fantastic and I would highly recommend you to my bee keeping club.
Good communication and simple process. No hassles
Base set up great for assisting in assessing hive and for trapping small hive beetle. I installed a handle on the slide.
Good unit - works well and was delivered very quickly
