Does anyone or everyone cover their mess floor in winter to keep freezing winds out? I know winter is about to leave us in the top half of the planet but I tend to ask questions when I think of em lol.
When I built my TBH I brought the sides down far enough to put a oil pan under the SBB. It has a door to get the pan out to clean. I made the pan, and now I use water and dishwashing liquid instead of oil in it. The bottom is enclosed when the door for pan is shut. Some times in the summer I open the door for ventilation.
Joe
On the few i built with mesh floors I cover them completely. I never put mesh floors in them anymore.
Mine has a mesh floor but that is for the oil pan which fits snugly underneath and then is enclosed by wood. So it isn't for ventilation it is for small hive beetles. Our winters here are mild but I would think during winter you'd want to cover it (or all the time.)
In the summer I open the tray door for more ventilation. The door has a latch to keep it open in the summer or closed in the winter.
Joe
Quote from: Michael Bush on April 26, 2014, 03:19:13 PM
I never put mesh floors in them anymore.
Is there a reason you don't anymore?