Mike >It was pre-wire mesh bottom boards too. Not quite - they date back to 1853: http://www.stratfordbeekeepers.org.uk/Newsletters/September2005.htm Best wishes Peter 52.194546, -1.673618 *********************************************** 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