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Offline A Bee Sanctuary

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Can Drones pass through a queen excluder?
« on: April 28, 2011, 03:44:29 pm »
Can drones pass through a queen excluder? If so what size hardware cloth would I need if I wanted to only allow workers to pass through?

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Offline jmblakeney

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Re: Can Drones pass through a queen excluder?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2011, 04:35:01 pm »
No, drones can't pass thru.

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Online Michael Bush

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Re: Can Drones pass through a queen excluder?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2011, 10:09:15 pm »
#5 is the largest that will only allow workers through and not queens or drones.  Workers can squeeze through #6 but it's a lot of work.  #7 (if it's straight) will keep workers in.
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