Castellated spacers.

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reigate

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I have castellated runners in my supers. When frames are put in there is no beespace between the bottom of the frames and the Queen excluder. The top of the frames are level with the top of the super box.
 
Yes I think I know what you mean...
Do the spacers fit into a groove behind the normal runner the frames sit in?

I have some WBC wrc boxes like that.... mind your fingers on the sharp edges!!

Make up an eke for your qx, to give bottom bee space
 
If you are using National hives and have a wooden framed queen excluder (like the one below) there is a bee space on one side. I use that to generate top bee space in hives, but it could also be turned the other way up to generate a bit of bottom bee space.
But there is something wrong with your supers if there is no bottom bee space when you add frames.

Queen_excluder_framed_wired1.jpg
 
Your supers are made to the wrong dimensions or your frames.
 
It seems that you have to use a wooden frame Q,X. to give the beespace between bottom of super frame and Q.E.
 
It seems that you have to use a wooden frame Q,X. to give the beespace between bottom of super frame and Q.E.


What make of beehive is it.

What happens with any other supers you add on top if there is no bee space below the frames, squashed bees?
 
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