MB Queen Trap Anti Swarm Device

[Boston Bees]

What would be the probable outcome of temporarily placing a queen excluder over the hive entrance for the duration of the main swarm season, or just for a week or two whilst on hols ????

Vast numbers of dead drones.

 

[Boston Bees]

any method of swarm control is going against their natural instinct

This is true

But an artificial swarm, if done properly, is at least as close as we can physically get to what they would do naturally.