Hi Bob: Is it correct that your auger hole hives had a hole in the front of > each box, but no top entrance?> I only bored the hole in the upper box . The insulating cover is turned over so that the notch is up. The top is completely closed. My hives do have bottom entrances. The bees seem to prefer the holes. I have only one winter's experience with the auger holes. Allen would be a better authority on mouse problems as he has used the augur holes for years. I seldom got mice in my hives with the top entrances. The bees won't let them in the top and the bottom entrances are closed to 1/4"x 3/4". A question for Allen Dick: where do you get the plugcaps for closing the holes? Best regards Donald Aitken *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm