Abstract: A bee hive having a body having an interior which is open to access by bees via a hive entryway, said entryway having means for removably retaining a control element for control of bee activity in the entryway. The hive entryway includes an outside opening and an upright side wall of the hive body, an entry passage leading to the interior of the hive body from the outside opening, and an inside opening located immediately above the entry passage and facing upwardly into the interior of the hive body. Support means in the entry passage removably mount a bee control element across the inside opening immediately inboard the upright side wall of the hive body. A container is located below the entry passage to receive pollen falling in the passage from the inside opening in response to bees passing through the control element.