Mar 9, 2021 · This post is a Table of Contents for this Plans PDF thread. To review/download the desired plan, scroll down the thread til you find the Post # shown in the Table of Contents below. …

Mar 7, 2025 · Slatted Racks ? I see that there's been some interest in these within the main forum, so not wishing to hijack that thread, here's a post about how I've used them extremely successfully …

Feb 25, 2023 · What I'm thinking is that the slatted rack/bottom area could be made modular, so you could keep adding boxes as you need them. Inline Long Langstroth - an inline frame horizontal hive …

Oct 22, 2024 · How essential is a slatted rack or empty super below the 'single' to provide a buffer space below the cluster.

Jul 1, 2016 · The slatted rack with the solid board will have some bees fanning at the entrance. The hive with the screen bottom board and slatted rack will rarely have bees fanning.

Feb 24, 2016 · A Slatted Bottom Rack is a ventilation board that fits between the bottom hive body and the bottom board (Langstroth Hive). It provides cluster space for bees, allows air circulation without …

Jun 4, 2019 · The use of slatted racks doesn't - as far as I know - have anything to do with honey yield. Miller's original idea was that the rack was removable, to be inserted - as required - into a void …

Jan 1, 2022 · Slatted racks had the slats perpendicular to the frames until screened bottom boards came in to fashion. For SBB's the thought was that if the slats were under the frames, falling mites would …

Oct 16, 2011 · I use both a slatted bottom rack and screened bottom board on my hives. My slates run the same direction as the frames so if the mites do fall off, they can still fall all the way through the …

Mar 20, 2024 · The slatted rack is placed between the bottom and hive body to promote better egg laying in the lower brood chamber, less comb gnawing and better ventilation. Made of 3/4" Cypress …