Hive Doctor Italian Queen Excluder with Gated Plastic Rim

A Queen Excluder is used to keep the queen from laying eggs in the honey supers. The excluder works due to the queen being larger than a normal worker bee and cannot pass through the slots in the wire.

It is normally only used during the honey season (spring/summer) and should be removed during the autumn and winter months so the bees are able to group together to keep warm.

This queen excluder is fitted with a gated entrance:

• Allows bee entry above the excluder and directly into the honey box
• Decreased time to get nectar into the hive
• Improves venting and air movement
• Can be opened and closed to meet your hive management needs
• Gate is tightly fitted to ensure it does not swing shut, and stays closed during transport
• Rim is made from high strength virgin plastics
• Assembled with stainless steel screws for a long life under repeated use
• Dimensionally accurate