{"product_id":"nuc-queen-excluder-5-frame","title":"5 Frame Nuc Hive Queen Excluder","description":"\u003cp\u003eA queen excluder is a grid that worker bees pass through and a queen cannot. This one is round wire in a welded metal frame, cut to 19 15\/16 by 9 1\/16 inches, the footprint of a standard 5 frame nuc box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat does an excluder do on a nuc?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo jobs. Put it under a super and it keeps brood out of your honey. Lay it below the brood box instead and it works as a queen includer, stopping a newly introduced queen from absconding while the colony settles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy wire rather than punched metal?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWire bars are round, so a bee passes over them instead of squeezing through a flat slot. Colonies work a wire excluder more willingly, and because there is less surface for them to build on you get less burr comb welding the box above to the one below. It also stays flat in the frame rather than bowing in the middle the way a thin punched sheet does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMaterial\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWire bars in a welded metal frame\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 15\/16 in long by 9 1\/16 in wide\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFits\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStandard 5 frame Langstroth nuc box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBays\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive, divided by four cross bars\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich way up does it go?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEither way. The frame sits on the rim of the box with the wires running across the frames below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I use it as a queen includer?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Placed between the bottom board and the brood box it stops a newly introduced or newly mated queen leaving while the colony accepts her. Take it off once she is laying, or the drones will be trapped inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill it fit an 8 frame box?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, this one is cut for a 5 frame nuc. For a full box see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/8-frame-galvanized-metal-queen-excluder\"\u003e8 frame\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/10-frame-metal-queen-excluder\"\u003e10 frame\u003c\/a\u003e sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it need a rim or spacer?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It sits directly on the box below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/queen-excluders\"\u003equeen excluders\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEERIG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67621582143788,"sku":"5-Frame-Excluder","price":10.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/1467\/3708\/files\/NucleusQueenExcluderProfile.jpg?v=1792167429","url":"https:\/\/beerig.myshopify.com\/products\/nuc-queen-excluder-5-frame","provider":"BEERIG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}