I find that metal or plastic excluders will more likely be "glued down" by 
the bees. When one attempts to remove them they bend and sometimes will pop. 
This really upsets the bees on them.

I prefer the wired with the wooden frame

Dan Veilleux
in the mountains of NC
zone 6a

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