Premium Ventilated Langstroth Hive Base for Healthier Colonies & Effective Varroa Control
Upgrade your hive with the new ANEL Assembled Langstroth Anti-Varroa Floor — a durable, low-maintenance plastic bottom board designed to improve airflow, hygiene and mite management. This ready-to-fit Langstroth plastic floor provides a strong, stable foundation for your hive while supporting modern varroa monitoring practices.
This is a bottom board has multiple capabilities and is compatibility with both wooden and plastic langstroth hive bodies, thanks to its reinforced perimeter frame.
Perfect for hobbyist and commercial beekeepers alike, this ventilated Langstroth floor combines strength, functionality and long-term durability.
Key Features & Benefits
✔ Anti-Varroa Ventilated Design - Mesh ventilation allows varroa mites and debris to fall through the hive floor, helping reduce mite re-entry and making monitoring easier with removable inspection tray
✔ Ready Assembled – Easy Installation - Supplied fully assembled and ready to fit to standard Langstroth hive bodies. Quick setup saves time in the apiary.
✔ Durable Food-Grade Plastic - Resistant to rot, moisture, warping and cracking. Unlike wooden floors, this plastic Langstroth base requires no painting or sealing.
✔ Improved Hive Ventilation - Encourages better airflow inside the hive, reducing condensation and supporting colony health year-round.
✔ Stable & Secure Base - Designed to provide a firm, balanced foundation for your hive in all weather conditions. No feet like the original design, meaning better stabilisation of hive on hive stands (ANEL feet are compatible if you want to add). Large holes allows the bottom board to be screwed onto a pallet, ensuring stability during transport and installation if required.
✔ Low Maintenance & Easy to Clean - Smooth plastic construction allows for simple cleaning and disinfecting between seasons.
✔ Entrance doors - yellow or blue - come at random.
✔ New floor has guides for vertical division boards, ideal for colony splitting/nucs or special hive management.
Why Choose a Ventilated Langstroth Floor?
A ventilated anti-varroa floor is an essential part of modern beekeeping. It helps:
For beekeepers focused on strong, productive colonies, upgrading to a plastic anti-varroa bottom board is a smart long-term investment.
Product Specifications
ANEL LockFit Ventilated Langstroth Bottom Board with removable inspection tray and door
The ANEL LockFit base is engineered for stability, airflow and precision hive management.
Its reinforced perimeter frame ensures compatibility with both wooden and plastic Langstroth hive bodies.
The removable inspection drawer allows accurate varroa monitoring without disturbing the colony.
Integrated vertical divider guides make this base ideal for colony splitting, nuc production and advanced hive management.
This is not just a hive floor — it’s a practical tool for improving colony health and operational efficiency.
Supplied fully assembled.
Simply position beneath your Langstroth brood box and secure if required.
Optional: Can be screwed to pallet using integrated fixing holes for transport stability.
Remove and clean inspection drawer regularly to monitor mite drop.
Wash with warm water and mild disinfectant between seasons.
Do not use open flame for cleaning.
Store dry when not in use.
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