After reading about the uses of a shaker box, I've decided that I have to have one to do the type of manipulations I want to do. So, rather than pay for a premade unit I've begun building one.
Basically, I used an old deep super, glued/nailed a wooden bound metal excluder to the bottom and fashioned a funnel. I'm looking for someone to help me out with some ideas/images of how to build the bottom catch box. I want to make it easy to remove and seal up.
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Ray,
It looks good. But I am not sure about the QE. Every shaker box I have seen on videos looked like it was wide open. Not sure how they keep the queens out. I think that most of the bees will be on top of the excluder and not go through it. Watch your bees and see how hard they have to work to get through it. Maybe someone on here that has done it will pipe up with the answer.
Jim
Quote from: sawdstmakr on April 19, 2014, 07:52:08 AM
Ray,
It looks good. But I am not sure about the QE. Every shaker box I have seen on videos looked like it was wide open. Not sure how they keep the queens out. I think that most of the bees will be on top of the excluder and not go through it. Watch your bees and see how hard they have to work to get through it. Maybe someone on here that has done it will pipe up with the answer.
Jim
Jim,
Check the link below. This is where I'm getting the queen excluder from. I'm using this method to gather nurse bees and isolate the queen. Foragers just fly back home.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD4QtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUKKQMCpF4X4&ei=ZoxSU5P4OYqqsQSS_4CgDg&usg=AFQjCNEWKNC4RCBXXJrBJQc4Ic8yZf5aZA (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD4QtwIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUKKQMCpF4X4&ei=ZoxSU5P4OYqqsQSS_4CgDg&usg=AFQjCNEWKNC4RCBXXJrBJQc4Ic8yZf5aZA)
RH,
So I see.
Take note. They are in full bee dress. If I did that in my back yard in town, my neighbors would all run me out of town after every one of them took numerous stings.
:-D
Jim
Quote from: sawdstmakr on April 19, 2014, 01:29:03 PM
RH,
So I see.
Take note. They are in full bee dress. If I did that in my back yard in town, my neighbors would all run me out of town after every one of them took numerous stings.
:-D
Jim
After a recent experience I always wear my gear. I'll be doing this in an out yard. It just looks like a quick way to get the job done. Rob some nurse bees and leave the queen in a nuc with the foragers and some emerging brood. Once you have nurse bees they can be used in any hive.