queen clipping tool?

[biglongdarren]

what scissors or clippers do people use for clipping there queens?
looking to buy a pair but not sure what to go for,
cheers Darren

 

[Summerslease]

I use some which have a spring in the handle to open them and which have thin razor sharp blades. They are very good, even in gloved hands.

 

[masterBK]

Stainless steel spring scissors (as used by fly fishermen). Can be used in either hand. Blades already open and are closed by simple squeezing action.

Summerslease: are you picking up the queen to be clipped with a gloved hand? Hopefully nitrile disposable and not thick leather.

 

[busybee53]

We were taught to use nail scissors, gloves off. Yep, got stung (by worker).

 

[Foxylad]

These....

http://www.buzzybeeshop.co.uk/styled-6/page13/index.html

 

[MartinL]

Don't clip, so don't need em!

 

[Summerslease]

Stainless steel spring scissors (as used by fly fishermen). Can be used in either hand. Blades already open and are closed by simple squeezing action.

Summerslease: are you picking up the queen to be clipped with a gloved hand? Hopefully nitrile disposable and not thick leather.

The first time I used thick black rubber gloves. I learned from my mistake and use nitriles now for all manipulations. It did take a while to get used to the feeling of the bees walking over my hands.

 

[Davelin]

Good quality nail scissors, no glove when handling queen for me.

 

[Teemore]

I bought a pair of scissors from a Singer sewing machine shop near work - small embroidery scissors. They are brightly coloured which might make them easier to find if dropped in the grass.....

 

[fatshark]

Fiskars dressmaking snips (model 4014 or 9495o33) … good blades, bright orange handle.

 

[biglongdarren]

i went for the Dr. Slick Synthetics Scissors Straight Serrated Blade for Fly Tying, and clipped a good few queens yesterday, worked very well.
Darren