Hi all

Having now seen Glenn's photos of this new 'top entrance device' (for which
I thank him) I have questions and comments...


I am not sure who asked this (it may have been Jim)...
> c) Is the entrance somehow expandable to full hive-width?

The entrance is already 2.5x what the bees normally adopt in the wild, why
would you want anything larger?
I have seen a swarm issue from one single 10 mm diameter hole... and it did
not take many seconds :-)

> and if I get robbing through the entrance into the hive top feeder.

I reckon this is a considerable risk, but let us wait for some feedback
after the device has been tested.

I have used bee spaces around the inside edges of complete hive boxes in
exactly the same fashion as they are disposed in this 'new' device, I can
report that the bees use such spaces for transit purposes, however after
about ten years in use the labyrinth passages attract waxmoth, otherwise
they stay clear of wax and propolis.

Regards & 73s... Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping & Bee Breeding Website
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman

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