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thanks Pargyle - what you say makes a lot of sense - we need to get a wooden board in i think, (although the construction of the hive base doesn't seem to allow for this, 3 mm gap.....) They are such lovely bees i want them to be happy in their new home so I will see what I can do. I worry...

Just noticed its a lot easier to search this forum directly through google than through the site 'Search' so will no longer be bothering anyone with stupid questions that have already been answered 20 times :-)

Thanks all, mite count completed and found to be about 5 per day - but I had trouble with the vaselvine /meths bit. Before I started this I had the tray in for a week or so, just because I thought it should be in. I took it out and there was a puddle of water on it, but not so bad - then added...

Hi Tim, Yes I am a member, near Tavistock. Took the floor out today. Will do a 5 day monitoring this week. Thanks everyone or your advice.

Thnank you Itma! getting clearer :-)

Ok, thanks Eric. the tray had been in for a week and it was dirty and damp. Can i leave a small gap maybe? I read the threads and some people don't seem to put it in at all, just leave the mesh floor open. Is 24 hrs too short for monitoring then? I don't understand how long I should leave the...

Absolute newbie with a brood and a half colony in a national Hive, mesh floor and metal insert beneath it for varroa monitoring. I must have been asleep during the part of my beekeeping course which covered this, I don't understand what I should be doing for varroa monitoring, can anyone help...