Description

Wooden Entrance Reducer | 41/2″ and 3/4″

Beehive Entrance reducer made of Canadian Pine! This entrance reducer will limit the size of the beehive opening. You may want to reduce the entrance of a weak hive to prevent robbing or threat of yellow jackets or you may want to use in winter to to reduce drafts & discourage mice from entering.

What are the advantages of using a wooden entrance reducer?

The beekeeper and bees can gain numerous advantages from using an entrance reducer. At its simplest, this tool functions to decrease the size of a large entrance. Various reasons exist for doing so. One of which is that throughout the year, a hive’s population fluctuates naturally resulting in different workforce bees taking on guarding duties. This decline occurs when colony weakness or winter approaches. The hive population may be seen as comprised of two phases, namely six months of growth occurring between December and June followed by half a year of depletion.