Vortex Bee Escape Board With Pics.

[JordanM]

Here is my escape board that i made in an hour from these plans:
http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/vortexescape.html

Here is the picture from the top looking down


Here is the picture looking at the whole bottom.


Here is a close-up of the bottom of the board(there is mesh over the top you just cant see it).

[Moonshae]

Looks interesting, and is more complicated than the triangle boards I use. What is the purpose of the CDs?

[JordanM]

Dave says:
The shiny CD Roms stop the bees clustering at the corners and blocking the exits (any clustering bees fall off the shiny surface), they also provide a baffle between outgoing and bees and those attempting the return journey.

Thanks, now all i have to do is try it out.

[randydrivesabus]

i made one and tried it out last year...not very impressive.