what is under the floor enterence

[nagabee]

hi

been reading a bit and came across under the floor bee entrance. am trying to finger that out. could any one show some light and diagrams/planes to make one. if this has come up please let me have a thread link, as search option did not give out much honey.

thanks

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Here you go

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=26994&highlight=underfloor+entrance

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

And a few pics

 

[nagabee]

thanks jenkinsbrynmair

ok i am getting the idea from the pics, the link you sent, have read it but unable to open the link in your post. do not know why this is not working for me. could you please pm the file? thanks

looking at the pics the enternce seems to be wide open to wasps etc. unless i am missing something? does the enterance narrows down inside?

ah only if i could open the file on your link

 

[enrico]

We have entrance blocks which can reduce the entrances as necessary, not needed for wasps until the autumn

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The entrance you can see in the picture is just the 'lobby' at the back of that in the roof is a 9mm slot the length of the entrance - it is more wasp proof than conventional entrances because being in the floor of the hive guard bees can line up either side and get the wasps as they pop their heads in - wasps avoid the entrances like the plague.
attached are the plans again - apologies for most of the measurements being in imperial, but that's what I work in mostly

 

[nagabee]

We have entrance blocks which can reduce the entrances as necessary, not needed for wasps until the autumn

that makes sense

 

[nagabee]

The entrance you can see in the picture is just the 'lobby' at the back of that in the roof is a 9mm slot the length of the entrance - it is more wasp proof than conventional entrances because being in the floor of the hive guard bees can line up either side and get the wasps as they pop their heads in - wasps avoid the entrances like the plague.
attached are the plans again - apologies for most of the measurements being in imperial, but that's what I work in mostly

thanks for the file, which down loaded and opened up

had a quick butchers at it. just trying to get my noodle around it all.

please correct me if wrong in my thinking regarding the design.

as per the pics the entrance is right across the front of the floor.
then the 9mm entrance slot for the bees to enter is at the end of 3 inch floor batten and 4x1 entrance back batten. These two batten do not touch each other but a space of 9mm is left for the bees. [as per the design]

in the pics its looks like a opening right across the front but actually the entry point is at the edge of the batten. thus it is narrow and will not allow anything above 9mm to enter.

did i understand that ok?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

yes, you've got it - no need to reduce the entrance for wasps, no need for mouse guards.

 

[Millet]

..Edited to say.. Whoop's post misread and my reply would have made no sense lol

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Whoop's post misread and my reply would have made no sense lol

Doesn't stop finman

 

[Millet]

Doesn't stop finman

Hahahahahahahaha,,

 

[nagabee]

thanks for your help jenkinsbrynmair

 

[Cussword]

Yes thanks for that, I've been searching for the photos.