Making new beehives Apivox Varroa Eliminator on the balcony during Coronavirus pandemic

And what else remains to be done on self-isolation when there is no way to go to the apiary! ??

It remains to make hives of a new design Apivox Varroa Eliminator on the balcony :)))

To simplify the work, I use a furniture panel of different sizes. It has an almost perfect finish and I need minimum efforts to make body-boxes and supers from it ... I do not use the connection in a tenon, but simply assemble the boards on the screws... Framing with a rail imitates a tenon-groove connection. In this way in Spain they make beehives intended for transportation ( colmena trahsumante)...  At the same time, wire fastenings is made on the sides, which connect sectional elements of the beehive to each other ...

To begin with, we cover the outer surface of all wooden elements with boiled linseed oil. This will protect wood from getting wet. The second layer can be made with oil paint of any desired color ....

Despite the fact, that professionals no longer carry out control of the mite drop, but simply poison it, togeter with bees and honey consumers, twice a year, we continue to support the method of controlling the quantity of the mites population in the family based on counting the free fall of the mites. Therefore, we equip the bottom with a grid and a white plastic tray, in order to make it easier to count falling mites. By the way, for this, we use white plastic wall panels ... They are very cheap and easy to cut with just a knife ...

Here you can see a new type of inner cover, which allows acoustic control and visual control without opening the hive and without disturbing the bees. In addition, during transportation, this is a ready-made device for ventilation of the hive ...