Many – perhaps most – commercial beekeepers do not use queen excluders, believing that by restricting the movement of the honeybees, the queen excluder inhibits the maximum production of honey. Old-timer beekeepers laughingly refer to queen excluders as “honey excluders”. Can a queen bee get through a queen excluder? TheRead More →
Potential savings from installing draught proofing It is estimated that installing draught proofing measures in an average UK home could save the household £60 per year on heating bills. Do Draught excluders reduce conduction? Simple ways to reduce heat loss include fitting carpets, curtains and draught excluders. … Air isRead More →
Here are some things you can do: Avoid congestion. … Provide adequate ventilation. … Make the bees comfortable in hot weather by doing the following: … Remove all queen swarm cells. … Replace your queen every other autumn. Do commercial beekeepers use queen excluders? Many – perhaps most – commercialRead More →
The idea behind a queen excluder is that the worker bees can easily pass through the wire mesh, and the queens cannot. They also exclude the drones. Beekeepers place excluders above the brood box to keep the queen from laying eggs in the honey supers. Is it necessary to useRead More →