#5 hardware cloth

gmcharlie · March 02, 2009, 06:39:37 PM

Anybody got a good source for a small roll?.... google is not working for me.....

Charlie

asprince · March 02, 2009, 06:44:17 PM

I got my local hardware store to order me a roll. I think it was 24" x 50' for less than $20.

Steve

Two Bees · March 02, 2009, 07:00:00 PM

Steve,

What was the name of the store? I think I have looked everywhere and ended up buy some from Betterbee. I believe I used #8 though instead of #5.

Robo · March 02, 2009, 07:16:19 PM

Betterbee and Brushy Mountain

asprince · March 02, 2009, 08:11:44 PM

My local hardware store is independent of a chain. I don't know the size number but I am talking about 1/8" mesh.

Steve

cundald · March 03, 2009, 11:53:17 AM

Quote from: Two Bees on March 02, 2009, 07:00:00 PM
Steve,

What was the name of the store? I think I have looked everywhere and ended up buy some from Betterbee. I believe I used #8 though instead of #5.

Educate me! When you talk about #8 or #5 hardware cloth what size are you talking about in inch grid/wires to the inch?

cundald

Robo · March 03, 2009, 11:59:09 AM

#8 is 8 per inch or 1/8"
#5 is 5 per inch or 1/5"

Scadsobees · March 03, 2009, 01:05:26 PM

My local independent hardware store has all the different sizes of hardware cloth in stock and they sell it by the foot. It is worth asking around.

#8 is good for screen bottom boards, #4 for mouse excluders, and #5 for pollen traps. Assuming not small cell bees.

cundald · March 03, 2009, 01:39:53 PM

Quote from: Scadsobees on March 03, 2009, 01:05:26 PM
My local independent hardware store has all the different sizes of hardware cloth in stock and they sell it by the foot. It is worth asking around.

#8 is good for screen bottom boards, #4 for mouse excluders, and #5 for pollen traps. Assuming not small cell bees.

What would you suggest for use under jars feeders, I am planning designing a feeder arrangement
that permits me to feed them thru holes in a top cover but prevents them from coming up thru.

cundald

Robo · March 03, 2009, 01:43:59 PM

Quote from: cundald on March 03, 2009, 01:39:53 PM
What would you suggest for use under jars feeders, I am planning designing a feeder arrangement
that permits me to feed them thru holes in a top cover but prevents them from coming up thru.

cundald

#8 works fine for this

Two Bees · March 05, 2009, 02:01:13 PM

As Robo mentioned, use #8 (1/8" squares) when you want to restrict the movement of your bees. If you make your own woodenware, use #8 hardware cloth on your screened bottomboards, ventilated inner covers, and to cover the feeding holes cut in a solid inner cover where you're going to use feeding jars or pails. Also, you can use #8 to screen the entrance when you're transporting your colony.