On 27/12/2012 12:26 AM, komppa-seppala... wrote:
> well insulated hives without top entrances work here best with net
bottom. The
> modern ESP bottoms are designed to direct the water out. All surfaces
on inside
> are tilted directing water to bottom net. The water runs through the
net edges,
> most dead bees on bottom stay totally without contact to melting
water. Dead
> bees stay quite dry, and easy to brush off on spring. No mess that is
common on
> wooden bottoms.
I might mention that the North American versions I have seen do not have
this
slope and maybe that is why I found that the EPS floors did not work for me.
Seems the BeeMax are a poor knock-off of the European system.
Thanks for that.
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