Building a better wasp trap

[B+.]

For those of you who have an interest in defeating the dreaded wasp, Thornes have a new product on page 25 of their 2020 catalogue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5b5GMmmBLM&feature=youtu.be ). What do you think?

 

[Beefriendly]

I think Millet's slide in tunnel entrances win every time. Simple to make and incredibility effective if you have a weak hive.
However, the best wasp defence is a strong hive.

 

[E&MBees]

I think Millet's slide in tunnel entrances win every time. Simple to make and incredibility effective if you have a weak hive.
However, the best wasp defence is a strong hive.

Are there any pictures of the side in tunnel entrances, I would be interested to have a look. I tried shielding the entrance with a board last year, but it wasn’t very successful. The bees did manage to fight the wasps off though. The battles were brutal.

 

[Amari]

For those of you who have an interest in defeating the dreaded wasp, Thornes have a new product on page 25 of their 2020 catalogue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5b5GMmmBLM&feature=youtu.be ). What do you think?

Apishield is the way to go (sorry, I've had to crop the pic)

 

[Erichalfbee]

Are there any pictures of the side in tunnel entrances, I would be interested to have a look. I tried shielding the entrance with a board last year, but it wasn’t very successful. The bees did manage to fight the wasps off though. The battles were brutal.

Why don’t you pm him.
I’m sure he would be delighted to email you the pictures. They used to be on the forum but disappeared

 

[Millet]

I'm on to it but I am away from home..when I get home later today I will fire my computer up and put some pictures up..

 

[Erichalfbee]

I'm on to it but I am away from home..when I get home later today I will fire my computer up and put some pictures up..

Excellent. If you start a new thread I’ll make it a sticky

 

[Fritillary]

Yes please - I'd like to see the pics again too.

(And good luck with your tree Millet!)

 

[pargyle]

Excellent. If you start a new thread I’ll make it a sticky

Robin Dartington had tunnel entrances on some of his early long deep hives back in the 1980's and then later on changed to underfloor entrances ...

Nothing new in beekeeping even when you think you've invented it !

 

[Erichalfbee]

Robin Dartington had tunnel entrances on some of his early long deep hives back in the 1980's and then later on changed to underfloor entrances ...

Nothing new in beekeeping even when you think you've invented it !

Yes, that’s the thing. I like my underfloor entrances and all my nucs are on them. I can even dummy those down to one bee space so that I have a long tunnel entrance. Win win.
The useful thing about Millet’s entrance blocks is that you can put them in an ordinary floor. I much prefer the UFE but a tunnel entrance is the next best thing if you don’t have UFE floors

 

[For want of a better word]

Robin Dartington had tunnel entrances on some of his early long deep hives back in the 1980's and then later on changed to underfloor entrances ...

Nothing new in beekeeping even when you think you've invented it !

JenksBM had pics / drwgs of his design underfloor entrances.... work very well.
Making another 70 in next few weeks.

 

[pargyle]

JenksBM had pics / drwgs of his design underfloor entrances.... work very well.
Making another 70 in next few weeks.

Sadly not around here much these days .. last drop in 10 days ago .. hasn't posted since 8th January.

Wonder why ?

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=696483#post696483

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[Millet]

Yes, that’s the thing. I like my underfloor entrances and all my nucs are on them. I can even dummy those down to one bee space so that I have a long tunnel entrance. Win win.
The useful thing about Millet’s entrance blocks is that you can put them in an ordinary floor. I much prefer the UFE but a tunnel entrance is the next best thing if you don’t have UFE floors

Please please please stop Quoting it i have it on my ignore list and every time i see the negative tripe aimed at me it gets my blood boiling..

 

[Erichalfbee]

Please please please stop Quoting it i have it on my ignore list and every time i see the negative tripe aimed at me it gets my blood boiling..

Then don’t read it
Water off a duck’s back
If more people ignored posts that they didn’t agree with this would be a better place
Just move on

 

[charlievictorbravo]

Yes, that’s the thing. I like my underfloor entrances and all my nucs are on them. I can even dummy those down to one bee space so that I have a long tunnel entrance. Win win.
The useful thing about Millet’s entrance blocks is that you can put them in an ordinary floor. I much prefer the UFE but a tunnel entrance is the next best thing if you don’t have UFE floors

Which part of the under floor entrance do you dummy down? Is it the wide open bit by the landing board or the vertical beespace that goes up into the brood box?

CVB

 

[Erichalfbee]

Which part of the under floor entrance do you dummy down? Is it the wide open bit by the landing board or the vertical beespace that goes up into the brood box?

CVB

The porch
When I make the floors I make an insert ( like an entrance block with no entrance) that can be slotted in sealing off the whole porch apart from one or two bee spaces at one end

 

[Amari]

JenksBM had pics / drwgs of his design underfloor entrances.... work very well.
Making another 70 in next few weeks.

I have added a batten rim to JBM's design with a rear entrance which allows me to sweep (using mini-paint roller sweeper) any dead bees from the OMF in winter. The latest version has a larger opening than that depicted.

 

[Erichalfbee]

You can use that same arrangement at the back to vape

 

[For want of a better word]

I have added a batten rim to JBM's design with a rear entrance which allows me to sweep (using mini-paint roller sweeper) any dead bees from the OMF in winter. The latest version has a larger opening than that depicted.

Thanks for that.... I went for a 9mm gap all along the front.

The strange thing is that I found an old hive ( National) floor that probably dates from the 50's ( has G Maddiver engraved into it) that had a sliding mesh floor with an underfloor/ gap entrance, where the complete floor could be slid out from the slot in the floor, also had a blanking plate that fitted under the floor.
Box of bits also had a travel screen, and as this predated varroa, must have been designed for moving bees?