Durable 16 Way Circular Bee Escape for Efficient Honey Harvesting

HONESTBEE, your trusted wholesale supplier for beekeeping equipment, is pleased to present our high-quality plastic bee escape. Designed for commercial beekeepers and distributors, this essential tool facilitates a stress-free and efficient method for clearing bees from honey supers prior to harvesting, ensuring a smoother and more productive workflow.

Product Overview

The HONESTBEE bee escape is a robust, circular device meticulously engineered to allow honeybees to move out of honey supers and back into the brood chamber, while preventing their re-entry. This method is significantly less disruptive to the colony compared to brushing or blowing bees off frames.

Design & Dimensions

Our bee escape boasts a professional and highly functional design, optimized for performance and longevity:

• Overall Shape: A perfectly circular disc.
• Diameter: Approximately 25cm (9.84 inches), providing ample coverage for standard Langstroth hive inner covers or crown boards.
• Material: Constructed from durable, high-quality bright yellow plastic. This material is chosen for its resilience against wear, weather, and propolis, ensuring a long service life. The bright color also aids in visibility.
• Profile Height: The raised elements give the escape an overall height of approximately 0.9cm (0.35 inches), allowing sufficient space for bee movement.
• Central Ventilated Passage: The core of the bee escape features a precisely molded grid pattern. This central area acts as the primary one-way passage for bees, allowing them to exit the supers while also providing some ventilation. The grid is divided into four quadrants by solid cross-bars, adding to structural integrity.
• Radiating Guiding Ridges: Extending outwards from the central passage towards the perimeter are 16 raised, triangular ridges. These ridges serve multiple purposes:
  • They guide bees towards the exit points.
  • They add significant structural rigidity to the disc, preventing warping.
  • They create distinct channels, which can make it more difficult for bees to find their way back.
• Perimeter Exit Notches: The outer edge of the bee escape is designed with multiple strategically placed notches or cutouts. These are the one-way exits. Bees can easily pass through these from the super side, but the design makes re-entry from the brood chamber side difficult.
• Mounting Holes: Several small, pre-drilled holes are located near the periphery,  between the radiating ridges. These allow for easy and secure attachment of the bee escape to an inner cover, crown board, or a dedicated clearer board using screws or small nails.

Professional Appearance & Durability

The HONESTBEE bee escape is not only functional but also presents a professional appearance. The clean molding, vibrant yellow color, and symmetrical design reflect a quality manufactured product. Its robust plastic construction ensures it can withstand the rigors of commercial apiary use, season after season. It is easy to clean and store, maintaining its integrity even with repeated use.

Advantages & Benefits

• Efficient Bee Clearing: Designed for optimal one-way bee traffic, effectively clearing honey supers within 24-48 hours.
• Reduced Bee Stress: Provides a gentle method for removing bees, minimizing stress on the colony and reducing defensive behavior.
• Increased Beekeeper Safety: By calming the hive, it makes honey harvesting a safer task for the beekeeper.
• Durable & Long-Lasting: Made from high-grade plastic, resistant to cracking, breaking, and the effects of propolis or wax.
• Easy to Use: Simple to install on an inner cover or clearer board.
• Reusable & Easy to Clean: Smooth surfaces allow for easy scraping and cleaning.
• Cost-Effective: A durable, reusable tool that offers excellent value for money, especially for large-scale operations.

Application Scenarios

The HONESTBEE bee escape is typically used by:

1. Commercial Beekeepers: To efficiently clear honey supers on multiple hives simultaneously, streamlining the honey harvesting process. It is installed between the honey supers to be harvested and the brood boxes (or any supers not being harvested).
2. Beekeeping Equipment Distributors: As a staple inventory item, offering a reliable and high-quality bee escape to their customer base of hobbyist and commercial beekeepers.

How to Use: The bee escape is mounted onto the hole of an inner cover or a specially designed clearer board. This board is then placed underneath the honey supers that are ready for harvest, and above the brood chamber (or other supers that will remain on the hive). Bees in the honey supers will naturally move downwards through the bee escape to rejoin the main cluster in the brood box but will be unable to return. After 24-48 hours, the honey supers will be largely free of bees and ready for removal.

Value Proposition

• For Commercial Beekeepers: Our bee escape significantly reduces labor and time spent on clearing bees, leading to more efficient harvesting operations and potentially higher yields due to minimized colony disruption. Its durability means a lower replacement rate and better long-term investment.
• For Beekeeping Distributors: Offering the HONESTBEE bee escape allows you to provide your customers with a professionally designed, durable, and effective tool. This high-quality product enhances your reputation as a supplier of reliable beekeeping equipment, encouraging repeat business and customer loyalty. Bulk purchasing options provide excellent margins.

Product Summary

Partner with HONESTBEE for Your Beekeeping Supply Needs!

Equip your commercial apiary or stock your distribution business with our reliable and efficient bee escape. HONESTBEE is committed to providing top-tier beekeeping tools at competitive wholesale prices. Contact us today to discuss bulk orders, pricing, and how our products can enhance your beekeeping operations or product offerings. Let's build a sweeter future together!