Bee escape board

A bee escape board for providing a controlled migratory pathway for bees from a chamber of a beehive, said bee escape board comprising:

• a frame structure including pairs of opposed side members defining an opening;
• screen means substantially covering said frame opening of said frame structure and secured thereto;
• said screen means preventing migration of bees from a first side of said escape board to a second side thereof, while simultaneously permitting passage of air therethrough;
• a distribution disposed within said frame structure and supported between a pair of opposed side members adjacent the screen means whereby said screen provides a transverse opening for bees to enter said distribution members, said distribution member having a longitudinal channel therein communicating with a plurality of through holes provided in said distribution member perpendicular to said channel to provide a migratory pathway for bees through the escape board;
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• bee escape cells of hollow frustoconical shape secured to said distribution member at each said through hole in said distribution member and projecting therefrom so as to permit voluntary migration of bees therefrom, while substantially preventing their return in the reverse direction;
• each said escape cell including a first ingress opening and a second egress opening smaller than said ingress opening at a distance spaced therefrom.