fatshark
Field Bee
- Joined
- May 4, 2009
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- Location
- Fife & Ardnamurchan
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10
I'm interested in creating 'half-frames' for a project, in which the queen can lay on both halves (and faces) and they can then be separated and moved to different locations. Dave Cushman's site has examples of bifold frames which are more complicated than I need.
I wondered about using neodymium magnets to achieve this ... simply cut a normal brood frame in half vertically, add two more end bars at the interface, having embedded (glued) two or three of these magnets along the joining faces. Neat, hidden and allowing repeated usage ...
So the question is, are there likely to be any issue with having such strong magnets in the hive? Specifically, does anyone know if strong magnetic fields inhibit a queen from laying? I'm aware that magnetic fields are used during navigation, but am unaware of any influence in the hive.
With thanks,
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fatshark
I wondered about using neodymium magnets to achieve this ... simply cut a normal brood frame in half vertically, add two more end bars at the interface, having embedded (glued) two or three of these magnets along the joining faces. Neat, hidden and allowing repeated usage ...
So the question is, are there likely to be any issue with having such strong magnets in the hive? Specifically, does anyone know if strong magnetic fields inhibit a queen from laying? I'm aware that magnetic fields are used during navigation, but am unaware of any influence in the hive.
With thanks,
--
fatshark