Small Cell & Pollen Traps

[BILLY BOB]

I have a question about having small cell hives and using a "standard" pollen trap. I have noticed that my small cell hives don't collect as much pollen in the pollen traps as they did a year or two ago when they were on large cell. As we all know with the smaller cells come smaller bees.

Has anyone noticed this from there small cell hives? and what can we do to increase the amount of pollen collected in the trap?

I would think that we/I could make the holes that the bees go through in the trap smaller..but what size...and where can I get it?

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[Michael Bush]

Seems like a perfect setup to me. Some pollen must be getting in and that's a good thing. But I suppose you could try to make one with smaller holes.

[BILLY BOB]

Don't ask me where but I read once that even a average pollen trap got less than 50% of what was comming in...maybe I'll find it.

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