Beekeeping & Wildlife Supplies, Cornwall, South West UK

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Queen Bee Rearing Equipment

The artificial grafting kit and queen bee rearing system. The individual components are all compatible with the kit but can also be used separately.
National Bee Hive, Assembled, Brood Frame Trap, Standard Deep
National Bee Hive, Assembled, Brood Frame Trap, Standard Deep
£29.75
National Bee Hive Brood Frame Trap for Standard Deep Frame.

Made to confine the queen on a brood frame inside the hive.
  • Use it for Queen Rearing to obtain larvae of the exact age for grafting
  • Use it for Varroa Control with the Brood Trapping technique
National Bee Hive, Assembled, Brood Frame Trap, Extra Deep 14x12
National Bee Hive, Assembled, Brood Frame Trap, Extra Deep 14x12
£34.25
National Bee Hive Brood Frame Trap for Extra Deep Frame, 14x12.

Made to confine the queen on a brood frame inside the hive.
  • Use it for Queen Rearing to obtain larvae of the exact age for grafting
  • Use it for Varroa Control with the Brood Trapping technique
Queen Bee Rearing Artificial Grafting Kit
Queen Bee Rearing Artificial Grafting Kit
£57.75

This is the Cupularve Queen Rearing Artificial Grafting System complete kit
This includes the Queen Rearing CupKit cassette with 110 Queen Rearing Cups, 10 Cup Holders, 10 Support Blocks and 10 Queen Rearing Cages.
These are supplied as components as shown but can be supplied assembled on National standard shallow frames as illustrated.
Queen Bee Rearing, National Queen Cell Frame
Queen Bee Rearing, National Queen Cell Frame
£27.75
This is for hand grafting for queen bee rearing.
This includes 20 Queen Rearing Cups, 20 Cup Holders and 20 Support Blocks assembled on 2 Cell Bars on a British National standard deep Hoffman brood frame.
The Cell Bars can be swivelled to facilitate grafting.
Options:
20 Queen Rearing Cages can be added.
Bee Hive Inspection Tweezers
Bee Hive Inspection Tweezers
£0.75
Tough nylon tweezers, very useful for removing and inspecting brood for disease. The tips and end are designed to prevent stab injury, easily sterilised.
Queen Bee Rearing, Grafting Tool, Stainless
Queen Bee Rearing, Grafting Tool, Stainless
£5.20
This is a stainless steel tool for hand grafting larvae for queen bee rearing. The tip is specifically engineered to facilitate grafting. It is also very useful for removing and inspecting brood for disease, easily sterilised.
Queen Bee Rearing, Grafting Tool, Plastic
Queen Bee Rearing, Grafting Tool, Plastic
£1.20
This is for hand grafting larvae for queen bee rearing.
It has a spring loaded plunger
Queen Bee Rearing Cage, x 10
Queen Bee Rearing Cage, x 10
£3.95
Queen Rearing Queen Cages, pack of 10
Queen Rearing Cup, Holder & Support Block, x 10
Queen Rearing Cup, Holder & Support Block, x 10
£7.95
Queen Rearing Queen Cups, Cup Holders and Support Blocks, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
They can also be used for hand grafting.
Queen Rearing Cups, x 10
Queen Rearing Cups, x 10
£0.65
Queen Rearing Queen Cups, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
They can also be used for hand grafting.
Queen Rearing Cup Holders, x 10
Queen Rearing Cup Holders, x 10
£3.65
Queen Rearing Queen Cup Holders, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
These are used to hold the Queen Rearing Cups.
These are also used with the Cylindrical Queen Rearing Cages
Queen Rearing Support Blocks, x 10
Queen Rearing Support Blocks, x 10
£3.65
Queen Rearing Support Blocks, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
These are pierced for nailing or pinning to a frame top bar and used to hold the Queen Cup Holders.
Queen Rearing Cage Button, x 10
Queen Rearing Cage Button, x 10
£1.20

Queen Rearing Queen Cage Buttons, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System details
These are used with the Queen Rearing Cages to block the entrance to the candy so the cages can be used for slow queen introduction.

Queen Rearing Cage Button, x 10

Queen Bee Wild Queen Cell Protector, x 10
Queen Bee Wild Queen Cell Protector, x 10
£5.15
Queen Rearing Wild Queen Cell Protector and Cap, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
These are used to protect naturally built wild queen cells. When cut from the comb the cells are inserted into the protector and the cap replaced so only the tip of the queen cell is exposed.
This can also be used with the Queen Rearing Cages and the Queen Rearing Support Blocks
Queen Rearing Virgin Introduction Cell, x 10
Queen Rearing Virgin Introduction Cell, x 10
£3.95

Queen Rearing Virgin Queen Bee Introduction Cell, pack of 10
Also known as Virgin Renaissance Cells enabling the rebirth of the queen.
Colonies are disinclined to accept virgin queen bees but these cells mimic a queen cell which they are likely to accept.
Seal the open end with a tissue thin piece of beeswax. This is made by warming and squeezing a piece of beeswax between the fingers. Introduce a virgin queen bee less than 48 hours old into the cell and close the lid. This has a ventilation hole. The queen will be accepted during the time it takes for her and the workers to remove the beeswax cap.
Queen Rearing Queen Cell Protector, x 10
Queen Rearing Queen Cell Protector, x 10
£3.95
Queen Rearing Queen Cell Protector, pack of 10
These are designed to be used as part of the Queen Rearing System
These are used to protect queen cells produced using the Queen Rearing Cups.
Use the Queen Rearing Wild Queen Cell Protector and Cap to protect naturally built wild queen cells which can be larger.
Queen Cell Protector, x 10
Queen Cell Protector, x 10
£1.25

Queen Cell Protectors, pack of 10
These are used to protect queen cells from destruction by worker bees.
They can also be used as bee escapes.
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