Grafting And Raising Queen Honeybees
I show how I raise queen cells by grafting larvae into a queenless cell starter, and the next day transferring the grafts into a queenright cell finisher hive. 10 days after grafting, the cells are ready to use, and the virgins will emerge a day later.
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love the video thanks
6010babyhuey
December 7, 2012 at 10:01 am
U make it look simple – thanks for the video
Megahs2010
December 7, 2012 at 10:18 am
Hi TOCB. Great video. It seems simple but i know its not, especially for the drones part of the job,the genetic selections…and the weather. Anyway great job ! Maybe you’d better put the frame cells 24h before grafting in another hive; or half a day if you sprinkle it with sugar syrup.
Anass Hammouda
December 7, 2012 at 11:06 am
Great video TOCB! Very well done. I am currently raising my first queens – this will aid the process!
whyeakle
December 7, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I leave that for the bees to take care of.
TheOhioCountryboy
December 7, 2012 at 12:51 pm
The larvae are wet from the royal jelly the bees feed them. The surface tension of the royal jelly holds them in the cups.
TheOhioCountryboy
December 7, 2012 at 12:53 pm
also greate movie what do u put in the cells to stop the drying out ??
NZbees
December 7, 2012 at 1:10 pm
hi, great video’s, as a newbie bee keeper here’s a crazy question, are the larva “sticky” as what stops them falling out of the cups once put in the nuc?
cheers
Stephen Stubbs
December 7, 2012 at 1:54 pm