Queen Excluder - Metal Bound merch or nap companion

or nap companion

Eliminating moisture in winter is critical to hive health

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Queen Excluder - Metal Bound merch or nap companionNot every hive needs a queen excluder but it's a handy tool to have in the shed. If you're going to get one, get a good one. If your queen starts laying in your honey supers, put this on long enough for the bees to emerge and the cells to be filled with nectar but be careful to locate the queen first and make sure she's below the excluder. Note for beginners: when your hive is drawing wax on new foundation in a honey super don't add a queen excluder