Travel screen mesh Q

[fatshark]

I need to make a lot of travel screens for poly nucs i.e. a custom size, and only likely to be used once or twice. Has anyone used this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Insect-Screen-Material-Charcoal-continuous/dp/B003E6HPVE/) (Amazon link to plastic or fibreglass [?] insect mesh of the sort used for windows or doors) type of insect screen mesh for temporary confinement of bees?

Please note this is not for the importation of dozens of nucs from Cantabria ;)

[Poly Hive]

If in doubt buy a bit, make screen leave on over night blocked in and if bees still there next morning in confinement, there's your answer.

PH

[Pete L]

We use the same type of fibreglass mesh as this for the two ends, plus a large hole in top of the correx nuc boxes, it works well.

[Bumble]

I've used this plastic stuff (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardman-Greenhouse-Shading-Material-1-2m/dp/B00AV6UQW0), which they call greenhouse shading, as a travel screen. Bought off the roll at a nearby agricultural store. They don't sell that brand any more, they've got this stuff (http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/products/netlon-greenhouse-shading-10mx660mm) instead.

[gavin]

I once used a fine plastic mesh (much finer than the above, the kind used as a powdered sugar sifter) covered eke as a travel screen. How dumb was that? ;)

[greengumbo]

I've used this plastic stuff (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gardman-Greenhouse-Shading-Material-1-2m/dp/B00AV6UQW0), which they call greenhouse shading, as a travel screen. Bought off the roll at a nearby agricultural store. They don't sell that brand any more, they've got this stuff (http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/mvf/store/products/netlon-greenhouse-shading-10mx660mm) instead.

I've used similar with no probs. Well there were big probs but that was because the varroa floors had been pushed up when I lifted the hives...not due to the mesh. I duck tape the mesh down and its grand.

[fatshark]

Thanks everyone … I'll get busy.

Are your Varroa floors just held down by gravity greengumbo? You do like to live life on the edge, don't you?!

[gavin]

I had some Swienty mesh panels in their poly National floors that would be 'nailed down later'. Made for an interesting drive to Glen Clova.

[greengumbo]

I had some Swienty mesh panels in their poly National floors that would be 'nailed down later'. Made for an interesting drive to Glen Clova.

It was more of this kind of situation fatshark. Whats life without a few hundred bees flying about your face driving around Aberdeen City centre of a busy afternoon.

[gavin]

Hmmnn. Not quite the same as a rural drive when the obvious solution is to open the window and let them out :).

[Jon]

You saying they would not be happy to be released in Aberdeen?

[gavin]

You know, I expect that they would be happy there. I understand every other person on Union Street is a quine.

[fatshark]

I had to look up the meaning of quine (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_(computing)) and still don't understand the comment. Did you mean queen? Surely not?

I'd assumed you meant that no one dares open a window in Aberdeen, either because of the weather or the locals ... which, I should hasten to add, is not my experience of the town at all (though the traffic is a nightmare).

[GRIZZLY]

Quine is an Aberdeen expression and means "girl" in all of its connotations .

[gavin]

Quine is an Aberdeen expression and means "girl" in all of its connotations .

Aye, there's quinies all o'er the place up there. FS, in case you ever visit GG to learn *proper* bee transportation (all that extra air flow underneath does them good, you know!) you'd best learn some Doric:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAdpQ5-pXA

[Jon]

I have a cousin into geneology who has done the family tree back to 1660 or something like that and apparently the Gettys were originally from Aberdeen.
Transported over to Antrim in the 17th Century atop a well ventilated mesh floor no doubt.
Quite a few Ramsays in residence as well.

http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/

[fatshark]

Aye, there's quinies all o'er the place up there. FS, in case you ever visit GG to learn *proper* bee transportation (all that extra air flow underneath does them good, you know!) you'd best learn some Doric:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAdpQ5-pXA

GG is going to have to have subtitles ;)

[Bumble]

I understand every other person on Union Street is a quine.

And the other, of the "every other person", is a loon! :D