Plastic Queen Excluder

A budget-friendly way to keep the queen confined to the brood boxes — the grid lets worker bees pass through freely while blocking the larger queen from moving up into your honey supers. Plastic construction keeps the cost down compared to a metal excluder.

Key Features

• Worker-friendly grid — slots let worker bees through while blocking the queen
• Keeps honey supers free of brood, making harvest cleaner
• Lightweight and more affordable than metal excluders
• Can be cut to size for custom hive configurations
• Also useful for nuc setups or helping newly installed bees settle in
• Fits between brood boxes and honey supers

When to Use It

Add the excluder when you place honey supers on the hive, typically during heavy nectar flow. It's also handy for creating nucs or keeping a newly installed package from absconding. Not every beekeeper uses an excluder — read our full breakdown of the tradeoffs before deciding if it fits your management style.

Product Details

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