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I use my chicken egg incubator to put in removed queens cells, works well... then put queens into apedias .
Do they require the same temperature then?I use my chicken egg incubator to put in removed queens cells, works well... then put queens into apedias .
Same as Etton I use a Chinese egg incubator relitive humidity and 35c for finishing cells of or introducing them at day 14 to charged nucs or colonys I've made queenless.Do they require the same temperature then?
Hi, I thought I had struck gold too with the 60v euro one, a scam. Got one just before Brexit for 199.00 Pounds from the English site Incubator shop. They can be hard to get, Sold out very frequently.
https://www.theincubatorshop.co.uk/products/details/rcom-bee-70-incubator.html
Just bought one £10 ebay.
It's very nice but there are a few drawbacks, mainly the lack of space down the centre ( I use this area to store cages of emerged virgins. ) Apart from that it does a good job.What are you thoughts on this unit?
Any good? I have a Brinsea Ova Easy 100. Its massive but not specifically designed for incubating cells.
This looks ideal but any feedback before I hit the trigger would be welcomed
Can you explain pls the advantages of using an incubator rather than letting virgin queens emerge in their roller cages in the colony?Yes, I picked up 2nd hand egg hatching machine for £30. Thoroughly disinfected.. keeps temp beautifully, and hatched many good queens..
Pls see post 33, would appreciate your views. Plus any other experienced beekeepers too that have experience of using incubators vs leaving virgins to emerge in roller cages in the queen rearing colonyIt's very nice but there are a few drawbacks, mainly the lack of space down the centre ( I use this area to store cages of emerged virgins. ) Apart from that it does a good job.
It's very nice but there are a few drawbacks, mainly the lack of space down the centre ( I use this area to store cages of emerged virgins. ) Apart from that it does a good job.
It's easier to check (of course) when they have emerged, and then you can mark her, and use the virgin directly in an small colonyPls see post 33, would appreciate your views. Plus any other experienced beekeepers too that have experience of using incubators vs leaving virgins to emerge in roller cages in the queen rearing colony
deletedPls see post 33, would appreciate your views. Plus any other experienced beekeepers too that have experience of using incubators vs leaving virgins to emerge in roller cages in the queen rearing colony
The main advantage of transferring cells to an incubator I think is the ability to cycle more cells through the same building colonies, also taking them out once they're sealed avoids the risk of early emerging vigins trashing the other cells.Pls see post 33, would appreciate your views. Plus any other experienced beekeepers too that have experience of using incubators vs leaving virgins to emerge in roller cages in the queen rearing colony
The reasons have been posted above, I like the flexibility and some of mine go to local beekeepers so a quick phone call and straight out to their apiary.Pls see post 33, would appreciate your views. Plus any other experienced beekeepers too that have experience of using incubators vs leaving virgins to emerge in roller cages in the queen rearing colony
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