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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: GJRoberts on March 30, 2010, 02:49:13 PM

Title: Entrance Reducer
Post by: GJRoberts on March 30, 2010, 02:49:13 PM
Anyone have the dimensions for an entrance reducer for the lang hive.  I have looked all over have not found any plans or dimensions.  It has to be simple to make. 

Thanks.
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: David LaFerney on March 30, 2010, 08:21:48 PM
If you want simple just use a piece of lumber that is short enough to leave the entrance size you want uncovered.
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: Jahjude on March 30, 2010, 09:45:45 PM
Yah,it doesn't get any simpler than that GJ
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: wd on March 31, 2010, 12:13:47 AM
For accuracy, measure the rim on the bottom board the hive sits on. Mine are 3/8 and 3/4.

The boardman feeders allow 3/4" and 3/8" in height.
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: wd on March 31, 2010, 10:41:07 AM


bottom board and entrance reducer plans  - pdf (http://www.tc.umn.edu/~reute001/Plan%20files/pBee%20Hive%20bot%20box.pdf)

Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: GJRoberts on March 31, 2010, 01:58:21 PM
Many thanks from - Me, my wife, my kids, and the bees!
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: jajtiii on May 21, 2010, 01:03:10 AM
How would you cut a 3 inch wide slot in the entrance reducer if your dado setup only goes up to 1 inch?
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: marksmith on May 21, 2010, 01:32:46 AM
Offset and cut 3 1" wide cuts that overlap by 1/64" or so....
Title: Re: Entrance Reducer
Post by: AllenF on May 21, 2010, 01:03:33 PM
Or cut them into 2 pieces and use the gap in the middle.  It can be 1" or 3" gap.  Just whatever you have in stock.  I use up a lot of the scrap that way.
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