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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: TwT on April 20, 2005, 08:44:50 PM

Title: Queen Cell Protectors
Post by: TwT on April 20, 2005, 08:44:50 PM
is there a queen cell protector made to protect queen cells while there on drawn comb or do I make to invent somthing, example: if I have a queenless hive and want all the cells to make it (for spare queens) what could I use to protect these cells from getting destroyed by the first queen that hatches?
Title: Re: Queen Cell Protectors
Post by: JordanM on June 26, 2009, 02:27:03 PM
TWT did you ever find anything about this, i would like to know because i am thinking about doing the same thing?
Title: Re: Queen Cell Protectors
Post by: Natalie on June 26, 2009, 07:24:30 PM
You could probably cut one of the regular plastic queen protectors in half and attach the open part over the comb.
Title: Re: Queen Cell Protectors
Post by: homer on June 26, 2009, 08:42:36 PM
Quote from: Natalie on June 26, 2009, 07:24:30 PM
You could probably cut one of the regular plastic queen protectors in half and attach the open part over the comb.


Why can't you just cut them off the frame and install them into nucs before they emerge?
Title: Re: Queen Cell Protectors
Post by: TwT on June 26, 2009, 09:00:37 PM
here is what I use, they have some, even if you use a cut out cell put it in and it sits between the frames, very nice tool...
http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/Push-In-Cell-Protectors-10/productinfo/507/