Queen excluder - 378x478 mm

Metal Queen Excluder 37.8 × 47.8 cm – Clean Honey Combs in Honey Super Without Brood

Keep the brood chamber and honey super clearly separated in your hive. The metal queen excluder allows you to reliably prevent the queen bee from accessing the honey super section, so she won't lay eggs in the honey super combs. The result is combs designated exclusively for honey stores, simpler work during honey harvest, and cleaner extraction without brood contamination. The wire design with smooth, rounded bars is gentle on bees and, when used correctly, does not damage worker wings.

Queen Excluder – Metal – in Zander Size

Queen Excluder – Metal is used as a simple and effective barrier between the brood chamber and honey super. The spacing of openings is designed to safely allow worker bees to pass through, while the queen (and usually drones as well) remains in the brood chamber. This keeps your honey super frames and foundation without brood and provides clearer organization of space in the hive.

There are several types of queen excluders on the market – from stamped ones (e.g., Hannemann type) to wire variants. Wire excluders are popular especially because they don't have sharp edges that could damage workers' wings. In practice, it's advisable not to place the excluder "tightly" directly on the top bars of frames, but to ensure positioning that allows bees to move freely under the excluder.

You can also use the excluder in queen rearing – for example, to separate the queen from capped queen cells – or when working with drones (e.g., during their selection and separation). Metal construction excels in strength, dimensional stability, and long service life. The typical round bars contribute to gentle bee passage. Other sizes for various hive systems are also available in our range.

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