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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: JordanM on August 03, 2008, 03:56:58 pm

Title: Vortex Bee Escape Board With Pics.
Post by: JordanM on August 03, 2008, 03:56:58 pm
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
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4783/dsc00566tb1.th.jpg) (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00566tb1.jpg)

Here is the picture looking at the whole bottom.
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4716/dsc00567re6.th.jpg) (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00567re6.jpg)

Here is a close-up of the bottom of the board(there is mesh over the top you just cant see it).
(http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8363/dsc00568qj6.th.jpg) (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00568qj6.jpg)
Title: Re: Vortex Bee Escape Board With Pics.
Post by: Moonshae on August 03, 2008, 05:10:49 pm
Looks interesting, and is more complicated than the triangle boards I use. What is the purpose of the CDs?
Title: Re: Vortex Bee Escape Board With Pics.
Post by: JordanM on August 03, 2008, 05:35:04 pm
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.
Title: Re: Vortex Bee Escape Board With Pics.
Post by: randydrivesabus on August 03, 2008, 05:45:45 pm
i made one and tried it out last year...not very impressive.