10 Frame Wooden Entrance Reducer

The 10-Frame Wooden Entrance Reducer is a cypress insert that slides into the main bottom-board entrance to shrink the hive opening during vulnerable periods. A smaller entrance is easier for guard bees to defend against robbing and pests, and the opening is sized to work with a stepped entrance feeder.

At a glance

• Type: Entrance reducer insert
• Material: Cypress wood
• Compatibility: 10-frame bottom boards
• Function: Reduces the full-width entrance to a smaller, defensible opening
• Research-based: Sized after Dr. Tom Seeley's research on wild colony entrances
• Feeder compatible: Opening accommodates a stepped entrance feeder

Best for

• Establishing new or smaller colonies
• Protecting hives during robbing season or periods of stress
• Limiting drafts in cooler months
• Pairing with an entrance feeder
• New beekeepers managing colony defense

How to use

Slide the reducer into the main entrance of a 10-frame bottom board, choosing the opening size that matches your colony's strength. Widen or remove the opening as the colony grows and can defend more space.

About Foxhound Bee Company

Foxhound Bee Company is a beekeeping supplier offering hives, frames, tools, and equipment for beekeepers at every level, with a focus on dependable gear that helps colonies thrive.

Sold by Foxhound Bee Company, based in Irondale, Alabama.