Good to know about the gaps and side holes, they should make little plugs or turn covers to block them when not needed. Still a few weeks to go here in NorCal for the bees to really get buzzing.
Yeah. I think these are probably the cheapest pollen traps for a reason. It would be great if they had something built in for the side holes. Best of luck this season!
I'm using dowels to block them holes off. They are required to let drones out as they can't get through pollen trap. Also keep it in position open at 1st for day or so then close it
The Drone escape hole should remain open, at all times, Use a short length of hose in or glued to the outside of the hole, this will then work the same as an escape board.
Great question. I think installing it in the morning is nice because you get to immediately see where you need to make adjustments or close up unwanted holes. If you put it on in the evening, you'll have to wait till morning to see how it's working. I didn't have any problems with bees stinging me when I installed it, but after it was on for a while, they got pretty defensive and started chasing me away from the hives. Once they got used to it the next day, they calmed down though.
Side holes are for drones, not for queens, genius, lol, you need those otherwise.....no drones, as they don't fit thru the front. sorry for the sarcastic approach. dan.
True enough. I think it's pretty common to open and close the main door though, so I feel like the holes are a bit redundant, especially since the workers tend to favor them. If I planned on leaving it closed for days at a time, I could see the drone holes being a little more useful.
@@disciple43 I am glad you are a good sport, lol; also, keep in mind, bees clean their house constant, they use that side hole for that reason also and, some pollen escaping in thru those holes are helpful to them; I have my yards half hr to an hr away so I have to keep the doors closed when I harvest pollen in the spring time. Have fun this season. Dan
@@PAPSROYALAPIARY That makes total sense. My hives are in my backyard, so it takes 1 minute to open all the traps for me so it's not an issue. If you had to drive to do it, that would be really annoying.
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I just bought 20 of these off Temu 😂. Looking forward to setting these up and collecting some pollen in Jamaica! 🇯🇲
@@TheViewIrie That’s awesome!!
Good to know about the gaps and side holes, they should make little plugs or turn covers to block them when not needed. Still a few weeks to go here in NorCal for the bees to really get buzzing.
Yeah. I think these are probably the cheapest pollen traps for a reason. It would be great if they had something built in for the side holes. Best of luck this season!
I'm using dowels to block them holes off. They are required to let drones out as they can't get through pollen trap. Also keep it in position open at 1st for day or so then close it
Good idea!
The Drone escape hole should remain open, at all times, Use a short length of hose in or glued to the outside of the hole, this will then work the same as an escape board.
The returning drones can wait outside until you lift the screening board at the end of the pollen trap out- in a few hours.
Thanks for the advice. That’s a good idea.
Very interesting to see this pollen trap work. Would it be easier to add the pollen trap early morning or late in the afternoon?
Great question. I think installing it in the morning is nice because you get to immediately see where you need to make adjustments or close up unwanted holes. If you put it on in the evening, you'll have to wait till morning to see how it's working. I didn't have any problems with bees stinging me when I installed it, but after it was on for a while, they got pretty defensive and started chasing me away from the hives. Once they got used to it the next day, they calmed down though.
@@disciple43 Your bees did look calm in the video and I would like to try one after seeing your video. Thanks for sharing!!
Side holes are for drones, not for queens, genius, lol, you need those otherwise.....no drones, as they don't fit thru the front.
sorry for the sarcastic approach.
dan.
True enough. I think it's pretty common to open and close the main door though, so I feel like the holes are a bit redundant, especially since the workers tend to favor them. If I planned on leaving it closed for days at a time, I could see the drone holes being a little more useful.
@@disciple43 I am glad you are a good sport, lol; also, keep in mind, bees clean their house constant, they use that side hole for that reason also and, some pollen escaping in thru those holes are helpful to them; I have my yards half hr to an hr away so I have to keep the doors closed when I harvest pollen in the spring time.
Have fun this season.
Dan
@@PAPSROYALAPIARY That makes total sense. My hives are in my backyard, so it takes 1 minute to open all the traps for me so it's not an issue. If you had to drive to do it, that would be really annoying.
Just double sided tape will do the trick