Queen production Video

[jezd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYs5Ot0ayBw&NR=1

Interesting video, I was surprised when the knife came out

 

[victor meldrew]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYs5Ot0ayBw&NR=1

Interesting video, I was surprised when the knife came out

So much for careful handling of queen cells.

John Wilkinson

 

[jezd]

So much for careful handling of queen cells.

John Wilkinson

Exactly, scared the hell of me maybe I am too gentle lol

 

[Heather]

I thought they always had to be base uppermost and head down- the faff I have had ensuring that! Wow!!!

 

[Hivemaker.]

Yes you do need to be more careful with queen cells containing larvae,but these are ripe cells,fully formed queens just about to emerge,so much more robust at this stage.

 

[Onge]

Yea ive seen that vid before and was thinking !! thats a bit rough handling.

 

[jezd]

Yes you do need to be more careful with queen cells containing larvae,but these are ripe cells,fully formed queens just about to emerge,so much more robust at this stage.

what day count would you say they become more robust?

ta

JD

 

[Hivemaker.]

When you candle them and can see movment.

http://www.malkaqueens.com/espanol/prensa/beekepers/bk84articulo.pdf

 

[Finman]

When you candle them and can see movment.

http://www.malkaqueens.com/espanol/prensa/beekepers/bk84articulo.pdf

That was really interesting. never heard about that kind on queen rearing. I translated "Queen cell production" to Finnish forum.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Using co2 on bee's to make up mating nuc's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxe3mV04kfM&feature=related

 

[hedgerow pete]

I would say that this lad is just doing a job that he is not realy interested in and as such does not care, and more than likley after doing several thousand, say got into a bit of a devil may care attitude, what does make me laugh is because of this video i now will never ever get bees from these people as i know them to be treated poorly