Karl built a new base for our hive so that he could incorporate small hive beetle traps into it. The new base consists a layer of beetle traps that small hive beetles can crawl into, but are too small for honey bees. When the beetles go into the traps they fall into a tray into which Karl poured a layer of vegetable oil. This picture shows how it all slides together. He also had to make sure that the stand was the exact right height so that the new entrance would align with the slit cut into the exterior wall.
Karl also used installing the new base as an opportunity to open up the hive and check out how everything looked. Bottom line, everything looked pretty good. There still was capped honey, there was larvae which means the queen was still around and healthy and there was newly stored pollen. Kai got to help this time. Next time it's Malin's turn.
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