Beekeeping Queen Rearing Cups Box Cell Bar Blocks Caps Roller Cages Bee Keeper Equipment Set

Features: 
This queen rearing equipment set is used for laying eggs to raise queens.
Made from high quality plastic, it is non-toxic, harmless to bees and light weight.

Convenient to use, you can simply put it at the bottom of a hiveframe.

There are 110 cell cups, 110 cell bar block and caps, 110 cages and one box in this set.
This kit is quite simple and can produce prolific reliable results.

Specifications:
Material: Plastic
Box Size: 148 x 130 x 28mm / 5.82 x 5.12 x 1.1"
Cup Size: 10 x 10mm / 0.39 x 0.39

Instruction:
1, The corpularvae isfastened to a brood frame by cutting a whole into the foundation and insertingthe box.
2, Remove back cover and insert cell cups.
3, Place frame with corpularva (with cellcups in place) in the brood chamber for familiarization- 1-2 days for firstuse. The corpularvae should also be warm when the queen is introduced.
4, "Breeder Queen" is introducedto corpularvae and covered with the clear plastic wall (queen excluder design)and placed in the Brood Chamber. One or two frames of brood should be placedadjacent to the frame with the corpularvae. Ensure that at least 8mm space isprovided between the corpularvae and adjacent combs to enable free access fornurse bees.
5, Feed the hives 4 days in advance andduring the laying period. Correct feeding for prevailing conditions isessential.
6, Under favorable conditions the queenshould lay eggs in the cells within 24 hours.
7, Each brown cell cup is put into a cellholder (cream colored) which is then attached to the cell bar by placing overbrown cell fixture, previously attached to frame top bar. Transfer cell cups toqueenless and broodless starter colony.
8, After approximately 8 days, when thequeen cells are sealed, each cell can be protected with a roller cage andplaced back into the hives as a natural incubator. Sealed cells may also be usedfor introduction to nucs or hives. The queen will emerge into the roller cage.This will prevent newly hatched queen from chewing down other cells. WhenVirgin queens are in roller cages they can e marked before introduced into themating nuc.

Package Includes:
1 x Queen Rearing Box
110 x Cell Cups
110 x Cell Bar Blocks and Caps
110 x Hair Roller Cages