Better management with screens & trays

摘要

Whether commercially made, like this one, or homemade, using a screen and tray correctly will make you a better manager. Screened beehive floors are mentioned increasingly often in beekeeping literature. Some are simple floors of hardware cloth thatallow mites and hive debris to fall through to the ground. Others are relatively sophisticated pieces of equipment. They may permit not only the detection or trapping of pests such as Varroa mites, but also the observation of hive activities and the easyintroduction of various substances into the hive. In using the latter types of screened floors, beekeepers are provided with helpful information that leads to educated beehive management decisions and, in some cases, the means to implement these decisions.