Comments on: Queen Excluder Pros & Cons.

By: cp-admin

cp-admin — Thu, 18 May 2023 09:39:01 +0000

In reply to Mark adams. No it is not necessary

By: Mark adams

Mark adams — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:10:45 +0000

I am using my hive for pollination, not honey production. So is it necessary to have a queen excluder ?

By: cp-admin

cp-admin — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:47:40 +0000

In reply to Chris. Hello Chris, thanks for reading my blog & commenting. Without looking at your hive the best suggestion I can make is to buy a good quality stainless steel queen excluder. Or you can just continue the way you are and sort through your hive to remove frames of honey only. Glenn Locke

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 01:27:43 +0000

My bees refuse to go through the plastic queen excluder and keep filling up the spaces with burr comb I have cleaned the excluder many times to no avail it is only on this one hive so I have removed the excluder it is 3decks high

By: cp-admin

cp-admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 06:14:38 +0000

In reply to Sandi. Hello Sandi, yes that will be OK

By: Sandi

Sandi — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 02:07:10 +0000

Hi, I have what I believe is a queen bee excluder. It’s pretty old so I’m not finding any pictures or info. Could I send you a picture, and see if you can help? Thank you in advance.

By: cp-admin

cp-admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 06:47:32 +0000

In reply to Dave. Hello Dave, your problem is not with the queen excluder. Can I suggest that you find a beekeeper who is experienced to assist you. Best wishes, Glenn Locke.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:22:25 +0000

inspected my 2 hives yesterday ,no honey , the Queen excluder was 60% blocked with dead bees , inspected 3 weeks ago ,same thing , could there be a problem with the excluder size , colony is weak ,queens ok ,not a lot of brood , no disease .

By: cp-admin

cp-admin — Thu, 21 May 2020 10:02:44 +0000

In reply to John Mc Cabe. Hello John, Thanks for reading my article & commenting. I don't do swarm control that way so I couldn't really say one way or the other. Thanks Glenn Locke.

By: John Mc Cabe

John Mc Cabe — Wed, 20 May 2020 22:24:40 +0000

Hi, I have a mixture of plastic and metal excluders, and I find that they both work equally well. However I find that the metal ones are much easier to clean at the end of the season than the plastic ones.
I do have a question. What do you think of removing the excluder, when you remove the queen, as part of your swarm control? A new virgin queen will take 30 days to start laying, a lot of honey can be stored in that time.