Learn the essential steps to prepare a nucleus colony for a raised queen cell, including inspecting frames and destroying competing cells for high acceptance rates.
Learn the 3 essential prerequisites for successful queen grafting: a prepared cell builder hive, conditioned cell cups, and day-old larvae. Avoid common failures.
Discover how beekeepers transfer larvae from brown cell cups to cell builder hives for queen rearing. Learn about grafting, royal jelly, and ensuring success.
Learn how to protect queen cells from worker bees using spiral wire, plastic cups, bamboo cages, or aluminum foil. Increase your queen-rearing success.
Learn to requeen aggressive hives using a protected queen cell. This method minimizes bee disturbance by leveraging natural supersedure instincts for a safer process.
Learn how Sticky Bottom Sheets prevent sample loss and provide the precise data needed to establish Varroa infestation thresholds and treatment success.
Learn about woven bamboo queen cell protectors: their natural construction, role in hive safety, and trade-offs vs. plastic for sustainable beekeeping.