From: "Dave Cushman" <dave.cushman@lineone.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 20:54:35 +0100
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: opening size

Hi Helmut

The queen excluder is not between the brood and floor at the time that
swarming could occur.

It is placed there as a convenient place to store it during the winter, and
to provide the mouse exclusion.

Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding, http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman