According to David Eyre:
> 1. Has anyone got experience of any anti-varroa floor?
> >
> For those unfamiliar with Anti-Varroa floors, the thinking is that there
> is a natural drop of varroa off the bees. With a solid floor they can crawl
> back up to reinfest the bee, whereas the mesh or open floor allows the
> varroa to drop out of the hive.
> Please reply to the list, I would like some discussion as I believe
> these floors have merit.
David (and others)
I found information on Anti-Varroa floors at:
http://www.apiculture.com/plateau-anti-varroas/
It's a French site, in French -- I don't know if it's
available in English or not, but the diagrams are
self-explanatory.
Regards,
Fred
Virginia, USA
38 degrees 2 minutes North
79 degrees 5 minutes West