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Some hives have enclosed floors. But modern hives, at least in the UK, now have a mesh floor. Which is there to reduce the numbers of a parasite, varroa. The me
by arm85 6y ago
Some hives have enclosed floors. But modern hives, at least in the UK, now have a mesh floor. Which is there to reduce the numbers of a parasite, varroa. The mesh allows the parasite to fall out of the hive.
- DFHippie 6y agoIt's been a couple years since I kept bees, but it's the same in the US: a mesh floor the better to shed the mites.