The Queen Excluder

[@randyclinganfarms4806]

Tim the cross bars goes down on the excluder

[@swohiobees]

Thank you. Yes, I suppose for aesthetics they could go down.

[@gallowaylights]

What's the advantage of an upper entrance with single brood management? 🤔

[@swohiobees]

It is more helpful in taller configurations. In this case, it also provides an escape for any drones up in the Super. If time had permitted, I would have shaken the bees off all the frames.

[@DialedN_07]

upper entrance should not be used without a queen excluder. The queen will most often lay near any entrance or ventilation spot. In single brood with a queen excluder you can put an upper entrance because the queen won't move all the way to the top of the box due to the QE. It's also just a little more efficient if the foragers can just go directly in and out of the top instead of working their way up from the bottom

[@ninoskafunesschmidhauser6116]

In which direction should the entrance be located? Right or left or middle? Opposite to lower entrance? South, SW, etc. Thanks for the help! I want to try demaree next year because this year we had a lot of swarms! Greetings all the way from Switzerland to Ohio!😊🎉

[@swohiobees]

@@ninoskafunesschmidhauser6116 - I'm not sure it matters so much. However, usually will put it up top and on the same side as current opening. This way they are oriented correctly when you finally remove that upper entrance.