Warre Mesh Bottom Board – Ventilated IPM Base

Add ventilation and practical pest-monitoring capability beneath your Warre colony with the Warre Mesh Bottom Board from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies.

Designed specifically for the Warre hive format, this bottom board replaces a conventional solid floor with a screened base and removable tray.

The combination supports airflow, Varroa surveillance and small hive beetle management while keeping the equipment compatible with Hornsby’s Warre boxes.

Monitor Varroa Without Opening the Hive

A screened floor gives beekeepers another method for checking mite activity beneath the colony.

A prepared board can be positioned below the mesh to collect naturally falling Varroa mites for surveillance.

Because this monitoring takes place below the brood box, it can provide information without opening and dismantling the hive for every check.

Varroa management should still follow current Australian recommendations, and a mesh base is not a replacement for proper sampling or treatment where required.

Support Small Hive Beetle Management

The bottom tray can also form part of a small hive beetle trapping strategy.

It may be used with suitable trapping media such as oil or diatomaceous earth according to your management approach.

Beetles driven downward through the mesh can then be targeted below the colony.

Combining a bottom trap with appropriate control near the upper hive can help target beetles moving in different directions.

Ventilation When Required

The mesh floor provides continuous airflow beneath the hive.

For additional ventilation, the plastic tray can be removed entirely.

This flexibility can be useful during warmer conditions or when the beekeeper wants to increase lower-hive airflow.

The tray and mesh can also be removed for cleaning when necessary.

Wax-Dipped Timber Construction

Timber components are wax dipped for improved durability.

Key Features:

• Warre-specific mesh base
• Ventilated screened floor
• Removable mesh and tray
• Plastic lower tray
• Supports Varroa surveillance
• Can be used for small hive beetle trapping
• Wax-dipped timber

Hornsby Warranty

As a Hornsby-exclusive designed product, the current listing includes:

• 5-year warranty when placed off the ground
• 3-year warranty when placed on the ground

Keeping the hive elevated on a proper stand also helps reduce prolonged moisture exposure around lower hive components.

Upgrade a Complete Warre Setup

The mesh base can be used when building a new Warre hive or replacing a conventional bottom board on compatible equipment.

It is also the base supplied in Hornsby’s Complete Warre Hive Kit.

Choose the Warre Mesh Bottom Board from Hornsby Beekeeping Supplies for a lower hive component designed around ventilation and integrated pest management. For advice on Varroa monitoring, beetle traps or Warre equipment, call 02 9477 5569 or email info@hornsby-beekeeping.com.