A Queen Excluder is used to keep the queen from laying eggs in the honey supers. The excluder works due to the queen being larger than a normal worker bee and cannot pass through the slots.  It is normally only used during the honey season (spring/summer) and should be removed during the autumn and winter months so the bees are able to group together to keep warm.

The queen excluder should be placed with the bee space at the bottom. This means the entrance space is under the excluder. The bees will have the benefit in not having to move through 1 or 2 full brood boxes during the flow.

The queen excluder is for a 10 frame hive.

10 PCS