jocky 198 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 do any of you put a queen excluder at the bottom of your hives to stop swarming/ queen leaving. i have never heard of any one doing it. was just a fort i had. and would it work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David K 172 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I have a few hives and your right it would prevent a queen from leaving but it wouldn't deal with any of the causes for a queen wanting to swarm. So you would have a hive that has problems, which would result in my opinion, a colony that is distressed. Also you would be preventing the larger drones from exiting. Better to manage the hive better to prevent swarming, I know even when a colony seems in perfect order the queen can still swarm but sometimes strange thinks happen. If you are worried about a queen absconding with half your workers then clip her wings, she falls to the floor outside the entrance and in most cases your workers will return to the hive. This still leaves you with the problem of a queen wanting to swarm so you need to manage the hive better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jocky 198 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Thanks Dave, dont think i will be doing that then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZacB 111 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Only time I've heard of using a Q/x under a brood is when hiving a swarm, then moved after a couple of days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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