Beekeeping questions/advice in North Central Idaho

[Eva]

Hi Nora and welcome! There have been some Idaho beeks around here, maybe someone from these previous posts can connect with you:

Flow Hive bottom tray

Here in Idaho it’s about 95°, I have the front entrance reducer on because it’s a new hive. I remove the back airflow vent completely and put popsicle sticks under the inner cover… Does anyone take out the bottom board that also catches small beetles completely out?? [IMG_5498]