Queen Excluder | Standard metal

Queen Excluder | Standard Metal

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As a new beekeeper, it is important to leave your queen excluder alone until comb has been drawn on most frames in your brood boxes. This Queen Excluder Standard metal is a practical tool for beekeepers, constructed from superior materials for long-term use. It ensures the queen is held within brood boxes, allowing bees to enter honey supers and preventing the queen from laying eggs in the honey boxes. Until then, it is best to forego this device as it occupies space that is vital for the colony's swift acclimation.

An invaluable piece of equipment, the queen excluder serves a specific purpose in a beehive. It secludes queens from certain areas while allowing worker bees to access them. Although this sophisticated apparatus must be managed with precision, it guarantees a balanced hive population in the long run. However, it is important to note that if the wrong size excluder is installed or placed incorrectly, it can handicap your hive's brood rearing as the queen requires unrestricted movement.

One common question among beekeepers is whether the queen excluder should go above or below the brood box. Typically, queen excluders are placed above the brood boxes. However, in certain situations such as introducing a swarm or package of bees into a new hive, it may be necessary to place the excluder below for several days. This is done to prevent absconding due to the colony's unease in a fresh box. Allowing the bees time to build comb and establish their own egg-laying patterns helps keep them content in their home and less likely to abscond.