Screened Bottom Board Replacement Mesh for Beehives | Stainless Steel (5/10/20/50 Pack)
Screened Bottom Board Replacement Mesh for Beehives | Stainless Steel (5/10/20/50 Pack)
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Replacement stainless steel screen for screened bottom boards, ventilated inner covers and varroa monitoring trays. These woven 304 stainless wire mesh panels cut to fit any 8 or 10 frame Langstroth hive, letting mites and debris fall out while containing the colony.
If you'd rather skip the DIY build, see our assembled screened bottom boards — same 304 stainless mesh fitted to a pine frame with a slide-out tray: 8 frame and 10 frame.
Screened bottom boards and varroa monitoring
Swapping a solid bottom board for a screened version is one of the simplest integrated pest management changes you can make. Mites that fall off the bees during normal grooming pass through the mesh and out of the hive — they can't climb back up. Pair the screen with a slide-in sticky board for a varroa count, or run it open through summer for ventilation.
Specifications
- Material: 304 grade stainless steel, woven wire mesh
- Sheet size: 19½ × 15³⁄₁₆ in (495 × 385 mm)
- Wire thickness: approx 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Hole aperture: approx 1/8 in (3.5 mm) — too small for bees to pass through, large enough for mites and debris to fall out
- Quantity options: packs of 5, 10, 20 or 50
What beekeepers build with it
- Screened bottom boards for 8 or 10 frame Langstroth hives
- Ventilated inner covers for hot summer months
- Varroa monitoring trays paired with a sticky board
- Mouse-proof entrance reducers for winter
- Robber screens during late-season nectar gaps
Why 304 stainless
Galvanized or zinc-coated mesh corrodes in 1 to 3 seasons under hive humidity. Aluminum dents. Plain steel rusts. 304 stainless is the one common mesh material that survives years of contact with honey, propolis and condensation. Spend once, use it for the life of the hive.
See more beehive bottom boards.
Frequently asked questions
Will bees fit through the mesh?
No. The 1/8 in aperture is too small for honey bees to pass through. The mesh contains the colony while letting debris, small hive beetles and mites fall out.
What size hive does this fit?
The sheets are 19½ × 15³⁄₁₆ in — large enough to cut to fit any standard 8 or 10 frame Langstroth bottom board. For 8 frame hives you'll have offcuts left over for inner covers or monitoring trays.
Can I cut the mesh at home?
Yes. Use heavy-duty tin snips or aviation snips. Wear leather gloves — the cut edges are sharp until they're framed or filed smooth.
Do screened bottom boards really help with varroa?
On their own, screened bottom boards reduce mite loads by an estimated 10 to 30 percent — not a complete solution but a meaningful one. Most beekeepers combine them with periodic mite washes and treatments as part of an integrated pest management plan.
Will a screened bottom make the hive too cold in winter?
In most US climates, no. Bees self-regulate cluster temperature, and the open screen actually improves moisture control — moisture kills more colonies than cold. In severe winter regions, you can slide a solid board under the screen seasonally.
I've made 9 mesh bases now and this is the best mesh to use. It's easy to work with and is strong enough to handle any knocks or bumps and sits nice and flat on the base. It was easy enough to cut down for an 8 frame hive with a pair of tin snips. Highly recommended.
I didn't get the woven wire mesh for bee hives, I purchased them because they are the perfect fit for my dry gemstone trommel screens, unfortunately where I live I can not have been hives much to my disappointment. Very fast postage and packaging is great, thanks guys..... 😁💎👍
Very happy with recent purchase of stainless woven mesh suit what I need for my project will be buying more, thanks
Beekeeping has become more challenging with the combined impact of the Varroa mite and the Small Hive Beatle. This duo operates as a very efficient TAG team that can devastate the strongest of hives.
Use of a screened bottom board is one element of a regime to minimise the level of hives losses.
While I have used a screen and tray strategy for almost 20 years I will now implement screened bottom boards for all my hives. This will require modification of my existing boards to incorporate the SS mesh sourced from The Bee Shop.
Excellent quality, and fast dispatch. I’ve used it to make up some splitting boards to adapt nuc’s to my 8 frame boxes.
Made my bases and these mesh sheets were a perfect fit. Didn’t need to trim the mesh or modify the bases. Usually order mesh in lineal meters from a supplier but the bee store had them pre-cut and they were better priced than buying it per lineal meter. Will buy again.
The woven stainless steel mesh panels are perfect for my homemade screened bottom boards, good value and very good quality with quick service they arrived by post within a week of ordering. Would buy again.
Good quality at an affordable price. Arrived promptly.
I purchased SS wire mesh for bottom boards at a very competitive price. The delivery was prompt and the mesh was of superior quality. I will definitely buy from this company again without hesitation.
when I need more gear I will defentely be in touch
The product is just what I expected. I was very quick turn around from ordering to delivery.
The only negative is it was bend on arrival. After putting weight on it all is good.
Fast delivery and it was what I required and the description on the web site was correct..
Great pre cut sheets for the bases of beehive boxes. Great product at a very good price.
Excilkent price , quality and service
Great mesh cut to size for either new or retrofitting solid bottom boards
Helps with 15 to 39% of mite drop and winter moisture problems
Best price in the country, already purchased 150 sheets, will be buying more
Perfect. Good quality mesh
Used as screen for car radiator to keep bugs out - easy to work with and very effective.
Great
Good material easy to obtain. Useful for converting to screened bottom boards with varroa sticky boards
Nothing to do with bees…we’re using the mesh as part of a truck restoration where we need airflow, but not leaves etc blowing into places. Perfect for the job👍🏼
Good value
The mesh is of a very good quality but it is 20mm less in width than advertised. This created challenges for using it. It would be better if the mesh was 406mm wide which would make bottom board construction easier. Your service was excellent.
Great product and delivery.
Mesh was excellent quality and very sturdy packaged well too with no damage in transit
Regards
Dan