AK-17 Japanese Honeybee Swarm Prevention Device

This is a current product from AK Koge. The current retail price is 6,500 yen.
The mechanism is as follows:

1) Worker bees can enter and exit, but the queen bee cannot, so she is secured in the capture space, and the swarming colony remains near the hive entrance.
2) Once the queen bee is confirmed to be in the capture space, close the partition to secure her.
3) Attach it to the entrance of a prepared new hive box, remove the partition, and place it inside.
4) The bees will then enter the new hive box accordingly.
5) It is installed at the hive entrance to prevent escape until worker bees can stably enter and exit the new hive box.
6) Remove it once the worker bees have stabilized.

Main body width: 185mm
Opening width of the rear hive entrance fitting: 120mm
Main body height (including the rear screw-fixing plate): 125mm

This product can also be used as a hornet prevention device.

The original functionality is intact, but this is a used item. Please consider purchasing with this understanding.