Hello all! 1st year beek trying to raise up first 5 frame nuke in their new 10 frame deep hive.
Lately while watching the bees I have noticed on the hot days they beard a lot and they take in a lot less sugar water when doing this. They have a screened bottom cover but it is on a solid surface so not much help in the ventilation there. So I looked up screened inner covers and want to give that a shot over the solid cover with the small oblong hole in the top. Here are some pics of the one I kind of designed myself after looking at many.
I took 1"x2" and near split in half with the table saw.
Cut to fit dimensions of my 10 frame langstroth hive boxes
Just butt jointed two rectangles with some titebond III ultimate and tacked with 1" brads.
Then sandwiched some aluminum window screen in between the two.
Pulled tight stapling along the way to keep the screen in place then more titebond and using brads to rack the two rectangles together.
Finally cut some triangles and wood strips out of scrap pine to add added corner strength.
Now the wooden strips you see can swivel as seen in pic two so they can adjust more or less air flow.
But as I type I remember my telescoping cover and they may not swivel out much. So I may just need to remove the brads and just set the strips in and the cover will hold them on or remove for more air flow.
Just going to give it a couple good coats of paint tonight and install it tomorrow. I'll update how it goes.
Lately while watching the bees I have noticed on the hot days they beard a lot and they take in a lot less sugar water when doing this. They have a screened bottom cover but it is on a solid surface so not much help in the ventilation there. So I looked up screened inner covers and want to give that a shot over the solid cover with the small oblong hole in the top. Here are some pics of the one I kind of designed myself after looking at many.



I took 1"x2" and near split in half with the table saw.
Cut to fit dimensions of my 10 frame langstroth hive boxes
Just butt jointed two rectangles with some titebond III ultimate and tacked with 1" brads.
Then sandwiched some aluminum window screen in between the two.
Pulled tight stapling along the way to keep the screen in place then more titebond and using brads to rack the two rectangles together.
Finally cut some triangles and wood strips out of scrap pine to add added corner strength.
Now the wooden strips you see can swivel as seen in pic two so they can adjust more or less air flow.
But as I type I remember my telescoping cover and they may not swivel out much. So I may just need to remove the brads and just set the strips in and the cover will hold them on or remove for more air flow.
Just going to give it a couple good coats of paint tonight and install it tomorrow. I'll update how it goes.