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Re: Winter Cluster (Condensation in wooden hives)
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Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:55:33 -0000
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>Personally, I think screened bottom boards were a bad idea in the first place and see no good come from them. 

Can't agree.

When I first tried fully open-mesh floors (open feed holes but no other top ventilation) with half my colonies I had 9% losses with OMF and 19% with wooden floors.

I have moved to 6 frame poly nucs and have not lost any yet.  They have fully open mesh floors and no upper entrance.

Best wishes

Peter 
52°14'44.44"N, 1°50'35"W

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