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Queen excluders
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Roger White <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:42:51 +0200
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We use excluders on the hives throughout the year.  Comparative tests here and in Israel have shown quite conclusively that a single Langstroth broodchamber is ample for a good queen in our conditions and the use of the excluder gives the maximum crop.  We have tested all the combinations of double broodchambers,1+3/4 and 1+1/2.  The use of an excluder during some periods of the year appears to cause more upset than is wished for and doesn't allow the broodnest to become stable.
Best regards
Roger White
Superbee Cyprus.

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