It is always a great experience to come back to a hive that you have put a queen cell in and see that she has emerged, mated successfully, and is laying eggs. One of my favourite things 😀
Hey Gruff, great video but is this worth the effort? I understand why buying a high quality mated queen is a time saving for a commercial beekeeper but if you have to travel to get the cells to then prep the nuc and mate.. you may just go ahead and create a couple starter colonies in the spring and graft your own. Also if you open mate in your own apiary you do not get pure Danish genetics as it will be mainly flooded with your own drones?
It is always a great experience to come back to a hive that you have put a queen cell in and see that she has emerged, mated successfully, and is laying eggs. One of my favourite things 😀
It's great when it all plan's out, well one at the moment. Very impressed with the incubator and the foam moulding.
I enjoyed that, cheers! Good luck with the other queens and hope the show goes well.😊
Nice, I wish they sold those hives here in the USA
Hey Gruff, great video but is this worth the effort? I understand why buying a high quality mated queen is a time saving for a commercial beekeeper but if you have to travel to get the cells to then prep the nuc and mate.. you may just go ahead and create a couple starter colonies in the spring and graft your own. Also if you open mate in your own apiary you do not get pure Danish genetics as it will be mainly flooded with your own drones?
I’m not sure what’s the best/most cost effective way.
There are multiple factors to consider
very surprised.. i actually saw the unmarked queen!!
Its the only way i make nuc's. Much cheaper than buying a mated queen for a nuc.
Possible to use melefera queen for cerana indica??
I saw her too, do we get a prize😅
Do you not put roller or tin foil around them first?
No just drop them in
3 foot long frames... or a fish eye lens.. lol
Langstroth frames 😊