Replace corflute bottom board with one that holds diatomaceous earth/vegetable oil?

[Faroe]

Hi Matt,

Here is another Flowbees SHB trap. Easy to renovate a Flow Hive Classics corflute slider

Small Hive Beetle (SHB) and Moth Trap using corflute slider

We have glued some small timber pieces 8mm square to the existing core flute on the flowhive to help catch SHB and moths. The trap is on the core flute board, goes in the lower slot and uses ordinary garden lime. The gap is too small for bees but allows the beetles in. It also catches any larvae that may drop through from inside the hive. Any beetles or moth get covered in lime and die. The lime lasts for months and just needs loosening up a bit every couple of weeks. When we remove the old li…