My opinion is that an excluder is a tool that can be used several ways. I use an excluder for some things, not for others.What is the consensus on whether to use queen excluders or not? I would like to hear your opinions on this matter.
Yes, I meant between the brood boxes and honey supers. Honestly, I didn't realize there were other uses for them. I have lots to learn...You don't make it clear if it is for honey production or just use them in general. We use them for splits...lots of um. We do not use them between brood boxes and honey supers.
Yes, let me know how that worked out. I just placed a new super above my deep (with an excluder), and a week later nothing was happening. I may have to do what you did, put one of those frames in the deep to get them going on it, and then reinstall it into the super.I removed the super and took one frame from it and placed it in the deep. BAM! One week later the frame is completely filled!! Now, I have placed that frame back in the super and re-installed the super with the excluder.
I'll let ya know in a couple of days whether that sparked activity in the super!!
Join the club.I have lots to learn...
I agree. That's one reason why I like coming to this forum. I like to hear other people's logic and methodology. I really helps me to advance quicker (I think:scratchYou do your research and think you know something and then at some point you realize you don't know anything yet.
That's some pretty good stuff!!!To exclude or not exclude, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous nectar flows, or to cast aside all excluders,,,