Reducing hive entrance

[beeno]

The guard bees are not as early risers as the wasps at the moment, so need to have mouse guards on. However, I open the odd entrance up during the day if they lose a lot of Ivy pollen.

 

[Millet]

The guard bees are not as early risers as the wasps at the moment, so need to have mouse guards on. However, I open the odd entrance up during the day if they lose a lot of Ivy pollen.

All mine have 50mm wide x 9mm deep and 100mm long tunnel entrances..i don't seem to have any problems as of late..

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The guard bees are not as early risers as the wasps at the moment, so need to have mouse guards on.

Unless you have mahoosive wasps down your way, I fail to see the relevance of mouse guards in that statement

 

[Erichalfbee]

Unless you have mahoosive wasps down your way, I fail to see the relevance of mouse guards in that statement

I was always under the impression that mouseguards were inefficient wasp guards because they left multiple small entrances to guard rather than the one of a reduced entrance

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I was always under the impression that mouseguards were inefficient wasp guards because they left multiple small entrances to guard rather than the one of a reduced entrance

precisely, meaning the need for more guard bees, not less

 

[beeno]

Only four holes. The wasps have less space to aim for and dither a bit.