These escapes are very easy to make.  Cut a piece of 1/8" hardware cloth
into a triangle measuring 8" on each side.  Next cut about 1/2" off each
corner.  measure the new length of the sides.  Cut 3 pieces of 1/4" plywood
1/2" wide and the new length of the sides.  Staple the hardware cloth to
the plywood strips leaving just enough space for 1 bee to exit at the
corners.  Attach to the top side of inner cover, using #4 or #6 screws.
Invert inner cover and put it below supers to be removed.  Make sure to
beeproof the top supers or else they will be robbed out.
 
Screening can be used in place of the hardware cloth but it is not as
rigid.  There is a variation of this on the market that has a triangle
within a triangle however I have found that this works just as well.
 
Frank & Phronsie Humphrey
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> From: (Thomas) (Cornick) <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Bee Escapes
> Date: Monday, September 01, 1997 03:19 PM
>
> In a message dated 97-09-01 15:17:56 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
>  On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, Joel Govostes wrote:
>  >There is (only) one bee supplier currently offering these (I think),
which
>  >is Beterbee, in Greenwich, NY, near the VT border.  If you purchase one
>
>  Brushy Mountain Bee Farm also sells them.
>   >>
> On triangular bee escape boards
> About a year back Bee Culture printed plans on them.
> Built one from the plans and it works fine