Wire Wooden Framed Queen Excluder - New - £10!

[BMH]

Absolute bargain price.

Bee equipment are having an amazing sale and keep on reducing random things.

I've never seen these so cheap before.

Just bought 60!

Quick before they go back up again

 

[local_beekeeper]

But the bee space is on both sides....lowering manufacturing costs.

 

[Erichalfbee]

But the bee space is on both sides....lowering manufacturing costs.

Oh no! What will that do to top or bottom bee space?

 

[BMH]

But the bee space is on both sides....lowering manufacturing costs.

Its not beespace both sides.

Its beespace one side and then 2/3mm the other side.

I have had these before and it really helps with BBS supers sticking to the excluder. Takes the total space to about 10/11mm, which is borderline acceptable

 

[ericbeaumont]

At first glance they look good, but the space top and bottom is daft. Note also that they're stapled at the corners, so not as strong as the Lega (only one beespace, lap jointed and glued corners) which are also on sale from Maisemore at £14.

 

[BMH]

Yes - that does appear a superior product but its 40% more expensive.

These ones do just fine. The beespace is a non issue as they tend not to build brace comb as its so close to beespace.

If they fail at the joint after a few years, ill just glue them back and stick a few brads in. These are glued corners btw. Just glued and pinned as opposed to lapped.

I have a couple of lap jointed ones that have failed at the joints.

 

[BMH]

Yes - that does appear a superior product but its 40% more expensive.

These ones do just fine. The beespace is a non issue as they tend not to build brace comb as its so close to beespace.

If they fail at the joint after a few years, ill just glue them back and stick a few brads in. These are glued corners btw. Just glued and pinned as opposed to lapped.

I have a couple of lap jointed ones that have failed at the joints.

I take above comment back..They are no longer glued.

Just spoken to them and cancelled my order. If they arent glued any more, they will fail very quickly.



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[jenkinsbrynmair]

Saw these QX's with them last year at the tradex - Poorly built in general was my assesment so I plumped to top up with the Maisies ones

 

[BMH]

Saw these QX's with them last year at the tradex - Poorly built in general was my assesment so I plumped to top up with the Maisies ones

Ah good to hear some first hand assessment of them.

I think they must have changed since the last ones I got.

Order cancelled and will get the maisies ones

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[Angry_Mob]

For what its worth I've had QX's from C. Wynne Jones, Thorne and Abelo. I'd rank them in that order as well and I had to return the Abelo ones they were that flimsy.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

For what its worth I've had QX's from C. Wynne Jones, Thorne and Abelo. I'd rank them in that order as well and I had to return the Abelo ones they were that flimsy.

The C Wynne Jones ones are Thornes excluders - they're one of their agents

 

[Angry_Mob]

They must have reduced the quality of them since I purchased, they had much better joints than the last batch of Thornes QX I got.

 

[SDM]

I use the paynes plastic ones with zero issues. Can't see the point in paying more than the £4 they are in the sales.

 

[BMH]

I use the paynes plastic ones with zero issues. Can't see the point in paying more than the £4 they are in the sales.

The reason I use wire framed is I use the swienty feeder so need something with a bee space to work with.

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[Erichalfbee]

I like the white plastic Thorne ones

 

[ericbeaumont]

I use the paynes plastic ones with zero issues. Can't see the point in paying more than the £4 they are in the sales.

£4 for the plastic against £14 for the proper Lega framed QX is very difficult to argue with, but having used both, I reckon it's the expensive one that saves time and energy in the field: the plastic QX ends up with enough brace comb below and brace comb above (and the inevitable bees crushed when replacing) that everything needs either scraping off, or scraping top bars and putting on another clean QX.

 

[Newbeeneil]

£4 for the plastic against £14 for the proper Lega framed QX is very difficult to argue with, but having used both, I reckon it's the expensive one that saves time and energy in the field: the plastic QX ends up with enough brace comb below and brace comb above (and the inevitable bees crushed when replacing) that everything needs either scraping off, or scraping top bars and putting on another clean QX.

I've recently donated my framed wire QX's to a friend because I found them a pain with brace comb and squashing bees! Strange how we all have different experiences.
I much prefer galvanised sheet ones or plastic ones. Each to there own eh?

 

[BMH]

I've recently donated my framed wire QX's to a friend because I found them a pain with brace comb and squashing bees! Strange how we all have different experiences.

I much prefer galvanised sheet ones or plastic ones. Each to there own eh?

Did they have full bee space either side?

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[mbc]

I bought dozens of plastic excluders from STB when they had a multibuy deal on them under £2 a pop and they've proved to be as good as any of the other various excluders I've bought over the years.

 

[Poly Hive]

I am sat here trying to work out why anyone would be feeding with an excluder on.

Yes I know I'm obviously missing something...


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