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Cloake Board - Complete With Galvanised Steel Sheet

Product Code: QNR006
$45.94
(Inc. GST)
$39.95
(Ex. GST)
(Inc. GST)
(Ex. GST)
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Cloake Board - Complete With Galvanised Steel Sheet

Cloake Board - Complete With Galvanised Steel Sheet

$45.94 (Inc. GST)
$39.95 (Ex. GST)

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A Cloake Board is a specialized tool in beekeeping used primarily for queen rearing, a process that helps beekeepers either raise queen bees from grafted larvae or naturally create queen cells within a hive. The method was invented by Harry Cloake, and it has become an essential tool for those looking to manage and increase their queen production.

How It Works:

The Cloake Board acts as a partition within the hive. It is made up of a queen excluder mounted to a wooden frame, and often comes with a removable stainless steel sheet to separate the top and bottom boxes of the hive. This separation allows the beekeeper to create two distinct areas:

  • A queenright lower colony: A colony that still has its original queen.

  • A queenless upper colony: A portion of the hive where the bees are queenless and will raise new queens, either from grafted larvae or through natural queen cell production.

Features of Our Cloake Board:

  • Wooden Rim: Durable and sturdy, the rim frames the queen excluder to help divide the hive.

  • Built-in Queen Excluder: Keeps the queen from entering the upper portion of the hive, while allowing worker bees to pass through to the queenless colony above.

  • Removable Stainless Steel Sheet: This isolates the bottom and top boxes, which is key for the queen rearing process.

Benefits:

  • Increased Acceptance of Grafted Larvae: By creating a queenless environment, bees are more likely to accept grafted larvae, making the process of rearing queens more successful.

  • Natural Queen Cell Production: By manipulating the colony in this way, the Cloake method also encourages bees to raise queen cells on their own.

  • Versatility: The Cloake Board allows you to either graft larvae or let the bees create queens naturally, depending on your beekeeping goals.

Watch the Demonstration:

For a step-by-step guide on how to use a Cloake Board effectively for queen rearing, we offer a demonstration video. This will walk you through the process of using this equipment to improve your queen management and help you produce healthy, high-quality queens for your hive.

This tool is particularly helpful for beekeepers who wish to focus on queen breeding or need a reliable method for managing and expanding their hives with new queens.

Customer Reviews

3 Review
  • saving the bees 4

    Posted by Ingrid Horne on 29th Nov 2022

    I have seen one of these demonstrated on YouTube and could see the benefits of using one. I can say that this is beautifully made but as I am still new to bee keeping I have not had the chance to use it yet. They are hard to find so I was happy when I discovered this one .Postage was very fast and it looks great.

  • Great product 3

    Posted by Dan on 22nd Sep 2022

    I thought it was too long, ok as a landing board but not suitable if you are just closing/opening the bottom box rather than turning the boxes etc

  • randeraroa@gmail.com 5

    Posted by Es on 3rd Oct 2019

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