What do you think a queen excluder does to workers that pass through?
A shortish explanation... I have read a few statements all over the web about how a queen excluder is not good for workers passing through (wing, leg and other damage). I am only using an excluder for what I believe is not the intended use. I am just excluding the queen for twenty one days from an area of her hive to be sure all or most of the brood in that area have emerged. I'm not concerned about what the workers ultimately do with the four frames that were installed as a nuc. The queen and workers are currently building comb and hopefully laying eggs on the top bars in my transition hive. The top bars, once we are past twenty one days, will be transferred to a top bar hive.
A shortish explanation... I have read a few statements all over the web about how a queen excluder is not good for workers passing through (wing, leg and other damage). I am only using an excluder for what I believe is not the intended use. I am just excluding the queen for twenty one days from an area of her hive to be sure all or most of the brood in that area have emerged. I'm not concerned about what the workers ultimately do with the four frames that were installed as a nuc. The queen and workers are currently building comb and hopefully laying eggs on the top bars in my transition hive. The top bars, once we are past twenty one days, will be transferred to a top bar hive.