Nuc metal entrance reducers

[kac...@gmail.com]

Has anyone used the metal nuc entrance reducers on their regular hive entrances? Will the queen excluder part work for a mouse guard in the winter?

[Andrew Olson]

Queen excluder would be plenty small for a mouse guard. You would want to make sure the drones are kicked out first.

Andrew

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[kac...@gmail.com]

Do the drones fit out 1/4" hardware cloth? I am still a newbie, sorry if this is a dumb question.

Kathy Kruk

[Betsy True]

I just started using them this spring on my big hives. I think I’d use the middle size holes (at the bottom of this pic) during the winter as a mouse guard. I really like them as an on-the-spot entrance adjuster for my hives. I like to be able to shut them right down if there’s robbing going on, yet still give them ventilation. Capital Bee sells them for under $2 each.

On Mar 27, 2015, at 5:32 PM, kac...@gmail.com wrote:

Has anyone used the metal nuc entrance reducers on their regular hive entrances?  Will the queen excluder part work for a mouse guard in the winter?

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[jeanne hansen]

Yes, drones fit out of 1/4" hardware cloth.

 

Thanks!
Jeanne Hansen
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Do the drones fit out 1/4" hardware cloth? I am still a newbie, sorry if this is a dumb question.

Kathy Kruk

> On Mar 27, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Andrew Olson <aro...@tds.net> wrote:
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> Queen excluder would be plenty small for a mouse guard.  You would want to make sure the drones are kicked out first.
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> Andrew
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> Has anyone used the metal nuc entrance reducers on their regular hive entrances?  Will the queen excluder part work for a mouse guard in the winter?
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[kac...@gmail.com]

Those middle sized holes are bigger than any others I've seen, but I can't find that reducer in Capital bee supplies online catalog. Link?

Kathy Kruk

On Mar 27, 2015, at 8:00 PM, Betsy True <bt...@wisc.edu> wrote:

I just started using them this spring on my big hives. I think I’d use the middle size holes (at the bottom of this pic) during the winter as a mouse guard. I really like them as an on-the-spot entrance adjuster for my hives. I like to be able to shut them right down if there’s robbing going on, yet still give them ventilation. Capital Bee sells them for under $2 each.

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[Betsy True]

They don’t list them, but they have them. Contact Rich.