Upper Entrances

[Cole lynch]

I’ve noticed from a lot of YouTube videos that upper entrances into honey supers are quite common in the good ole US&A, but haven’t seen any UK Beeks using or recommending their use.
is it just a cultural thing or due to climate
Cheers

 

[IndiBee]

The only time I saw a need for an entrace was in areas with the possibility of deep snow blocking the lower one. But as I didn't like the idea of the bees having to constantly regenerate the heat it would lose, I went with the simpler correx sheet method.

 

[polymath]

i use them when i run a two queen horizontal hive.

 

[Amari]

I’ve noticed from a lot of YouTube videos that upper entrances into honey supers are quite common in the good ole US&A, but haven’t seen any UK Beeks using or recommending their use.
is it just a cultural thing or due to climate
Cheers

A Portugese guy was selling kits at BeeTradex 2020. Drill a hole and insert plastic sleeve. He advised three holes in the BB and one or more in the supers. I only tried holes in two supers and was surprised to find that the bees hardly used them. Wasted money - but I'm a sucker for new gadgets...

 

[Erichalfbee]

My tree box has an upper and lower entrance. In summer the bees use both. In winter they seal the bottom one.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

My tree box has an upper and lower entrance. In summer the bees use both. In winter they seal the bottom one.

I have a wild colony living in an old oak tree at one apiary - they have both upper and lower means of access.
In the winter, they favour the larger lower entrance and close off the top one!

 

[drex]

I have a wild colony living in an old oak tree at one apiary - they have both upper and lower means of access.
In the winter, they favour the larger lower entrance and close off the top one!

Upstairs downstairs
Dani obviously lives in a posher part of Wales than you JBM

 

[CaptainCymru]

I just bought couple medium lang poly boxes to use as an eke/super . Will be drilling a hole in them to let drones out caught above the QE.Hopefully it will help foragers deposit their load quicker too.