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Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: SteveSC on August 15, 2006, 10:19:55 am

Does someone have the plans for a bee escape board..?  It looks simple to build but a dwg. would be helpful if there's one around.  I can find the plans for everything except the escape board.

Thanks.

Steve SC

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 16, 2006, 02:10:17 am

A bee escape board is simply an inner cover with cutouts (1 or more) that can accept a bee escape.  If you have plans for an inner cover you have plans for bee escape board.

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: SteveSC on August 16, 2006, 08:11:15 am

Thanks Brian, but I was talking about the escape board that has the triangular pattern from wood strips attached to the inside of the board. They have a small gap at each 120 deg. corner of the triangle....

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 17, 2006, 03:55:34 am

Make the triangle 3/8 inch apart and cut the corners so the gap is 1/4 inch wide.

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: SteveSC on August 18, 2006, 10:18:15 am

I'm not sure what you mean " make the triangle 3\8" apart ".  The 1\4" corners is about what I thought.

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Brian D. Bray on August 18, 2006, 10:39:08 pm

The triangle escape board uses 2 triangles, 1 inside the other, set 3/8 apart.  The spacing is so the bee can't turn in the channel to keep it going in only one direction.  The triangles are also covered with screen.

Drill a 1 inch hole in the center of an inner  top.  Cut a strip of wood 3/8 by 3/4 inches.  The 3/4 is the width of the wood.  Cut lengths to make a triangle and then cut out the points to make a 1/4 inch opening.  Make another triangle 1/4 to 3/8 inches away from the 1st and cut the points as before.

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Jacmar on August 19, 2006, 12:29:39 am

Stevesc

Try this site for a single Triangle bee escape

http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/triangleescape.html

Then you can look at his double Triangle bee escape

http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/doubleq.html

Use the measurements that Brian Bray gave you for sizing of the separations for the inner and outer pieces and the escape size at the points

Jack

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Jacmar on August 19, 2006, 12:41:53 am

Stevesc

Here is a plan view showing the outside measurements for a single, just add the second row of wood strip inside these measurements with a 3/8" between the two rows of wood.

http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/triangleescape.html

Jack

Title: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: John Quixote on September 11, 2006, 05:39:23 pm

I actually made this bee escape (http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/vortexescape.html).  It took me about 2 hours to make it, but it works quite well.  There were about 10 - 12 bees left in the box when I removed it.

Title: Re: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Grieth on April 21, 2011, 02:30:14 am

I see there are other bee escapes than the triangle design.  Are there any views on which is best.

Title: Re: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Jim134 on April 21, 2011, 07:58:45 am

Quote from: Grieth on April 21, 2011, 02:30:14 am

I see there are other bee escapes than the triangle design.  Are there any views on which is best.

  I like this one just my 2 cents

  http://www.betterbee.com/Products/Harvesting-Equipment/10-Frame-Triangular-Escape-Board (http://www.betterbee.com/Products/Harvesting-Equipment/10-Frame-Triangular-Escape-Board)
     

           BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

Title: Re: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Brian D. Bray on April 22, 2011, 07:39:37 pm

You can get it in 8 frame from Bushy Mtn if you need one.

Title: Re: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Grieth on April 23, 2011, 05:44:22 am

Thanks, I can make them (shipping to Australia is too expensive). 
Does anyone out there use any other type - I am interested in reviews of the other methods, such as the Porter Escape.

Title: Re: Bee escape plans.....?
Post by: Bee-Bop on April 23, 2011, 09:53:49 am

The Porter Escape is many, many years old.

When they work they work, springs lose tension, springs stick, bee gets hung up !

Bee-Bop