Qep-102 Beekeeping Queen Excluder, Plastic

A plastic queen excluder is an essential beekeeping tool that keeps the queen bee confined to the brood box while allowing worker bees to move freely into the honey super. By restricting the queen's access to the honey storage area, you prevent eggs and larvae from contaminating your honey harvest, ensuring a pure product for collection and use.

The queen excluder works by design: its precisely sized openings are small enough to block the larger queen bee but large enough for smaller worker bees to pass through without obstruction. This selective barrier maintains the integrity of your honey super while keeping the brood area separate, a critical step in professional and hobbyist beekeeping alike.

Features and Benefits

• Precise Hole Size: Openings are engineered to prevent the queen from entering honey supers while allowing worker bees full access.
• Durable Plastic Construction: Made of plastic that is easy to clean and lies flat on the brood box.
• No Special Adjustments: Fits standard hives out of the box with no modifications required.
• Flat Design: Lies flat on the brood box for secure installation and proper bee movement throughout the hive.
• Protects Honey Quality: Safeguards your honey harvest by preventing egg and larvae intrusion into the honey super.

Specifications

• Brand: Harvest Lane Honey
• Model: QEP-102
• Material: Plastic
• Designed for: 10-Frame Langstroth Hive

How to Use

Install the queen excluder between the top brood box and the medium honey super only after the honey super has been drawn out and is actively being used.