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Slatted Rack

$32.00

Slatted Racks sometimes fly below the radar as one of the most useful pieces of woodenware for your operation.

The purpose of a slatted rack is to provide dead air space below the brood chamber. This layer of air helps to keep the colony cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

To prevent developing brood from overheating in summer, honey bees are reluctant to accumulate in the nest. Instead, they may beard on the front of the hive or below the hive stand. However, if you add a slatted rack, the adult bees have a place to gather inside the hive without crowding the brood area.

51 x 42 x 5.5 cm.

The slatted rack is helpful with overwintering and swarm control.  It allows the queen to lay lower in the comb and provides space for clustering which can reduce swarming. Install between the bottom board and brood chamber.
Slats line up with frames.

Colony Benefits:

  • reduces bearding outside the colony.
  • provides a congregation/bearding area within the colony.
  • lessens the amount of traffic and congestion in the colony.
  • provides added insulation for the winter.
  • encourages the queen to lay lower.
  • distances the colony from the entrance during winter months.
  • increases airflow during the summer months.