For Mr. Barrett in Dublin about his five-frame nuc setup.
 
So U R installing mouse guards?
 
I've  n e v e r  used them in 38 consecutive years of beekeeping
in Maryland (Baltimore metro area) USA. Our bottom boards have
two sides, a deep and a shallow. Despite what the books and people
say about ventilation and the collection of debris, etc., I've
always run mine with the  s h a l l o w  side up 12 months of
the year.  That means
I don't have to buy MGs, install them, and then remove them later.
Of course, nor do I have mouse problems. (I assume Irish mice are
the same size as American? [smile])
 
Suum cuique?
 
Cheers from
Jack the Bman
 
**John Iannuzzi, Ph.D.
**38 years in apiculture
**12 hives of Italian honeybees
**At Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, 21042, U.S.A. (10 miles west of
   Baltimore, Maryland) [9772 Old Annapolis Rd - 410 730 5279]
**"Forsooth there is some good in things evil
   For bees extract sweetness from the weed" -- Bard of Avon
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