Queen excluder in a skep?

[Angularity]

Is it possible to use a queen excluder in a skep? I was thinking of something vertical to one side of the entrance. I've never used a step, but thought it might be interesting.

I'm assuming my neighbour will get at least one swarm this year, which I will help them out with by re-housing for them. So, if the QX divides the skep vertically in two, when I put the swarm into the 'home' (as opposed to 'collection') skep, then brood will go one side and honey the other, and it wouldn't particularly matter which was which.

Does this sound feasible?

 

[Beefriendly]

Does this sound feasible?

This was the basis for the old collateral hive attempting to make bees store honey lateral to their brood nest. Time has shown that they don't like to do this and prefer to store honey above the brood nest. So get a super for your skep, they used to use supers for skeps so shouldn't be hard to find or make one.

But why keep bees in a skep anyway?

 

[Michael Palmer]

This is a photo of a skep I found in Perry's cider mill museum room. It's in Dowlish Wake, Somerset.


http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff61/frenchhill/DSC_5618_zpsizwlj8p0.jpg

 

[Beefriendly]

And this is a picture of a "super" to go on top of it.

 

[Michael Palmer]

Good one

 

[Hivemaker.]

There are some interesting pictures of old skeps with "supers" in this link.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id...ylindrical hive called a remunerator.&f=false

 

[Poly Hive]

Is a super for a skep not called an Eke?

PH

 

[Hivemaker.]

Is a super for a skep not called an Eke?

PH

Reading that old book they call it a smaller skep and some are called remunerator and preserver.

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9849

 

[REDWOOD]

Well you learn something new every day only, often thought about getting a skep but now it looks like I'll have to get a few supers too. I wouldn't know what the hell to do with it once its up and running, probably just look at it and watch a swarm depart. I wonder if there is a demand for a poly skep with supers

 

[REDWOOD]

found this

 

[Erichalfbee]

Well you learn something new every day only, often thought about getting a skep but now it looks like I'll have to get a few supers too. I wouldn't know what the hell to do with it once its up and running, probably just look at it and watch a swarm depart. I wonder if there is a demand for a poly skep with supers

You don't need a poly skep, just put the bees into an empty poly box and let them get on with it. You could cheat and put frames in a super on top. You could still watch them swarm away

 

[REDWOOD]

I think I must be bored, after moving a hive in the apiary today and watching the bees out collecting pollen has got me itching again [emoji4][emoji219]


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[Anduril]

You don't need a poly skep, just put the bees into an empty poly box and let them get on with it. You could cheat and put frames in a super on top. You could still watch them swarm away

Isn't that what they do with the sun hives?

 

[drex]

Well you learn something new every day only, often thought about getting a skep but now it looks like I'll have to get a few supers too. I wouldn't know what the hell to do with it once its up and running, probably just look at it and watch a swarm depart. I wonder if there is a demand for a poly skep with supers

I think that was a bit tongue in cheek redwood, but for those interested in skep beekeeping this series of films on you tube is fascinating. I know it has been mentioned on the forum in the past!
https://youtu.be/k2IjNBbLESY

 

[Erichalfbee]

Isn't that what they do with the sun hives?

Poly sun hives? Whatever next!

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Isn't that what they do with the sun hives?

Careful what you say or She'll be back