A Drone Question

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van from Arkansas

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January 03, 2019, 10:21:32 AM
Mr. Ben.  The forceps are spring closed.  It takes force to open the forceps, they close naturally due to the spring and have the correct tension to hold a stinger.

I use forceps to hold the stinger.  The stinger is position to expose the oviduct.  I could also use a stinger loop instead of a forcep.  The loop works just as well, but my personal preference is the forcep.
I have been around bees a long time, since birth.  I am a hobbyist so my answers often reflect this fact.  I concentrate on genetics, raise my own queens by wet graft, nicot, with natural or II breeding.  I do not sell queens, I will give queens  for free but no shipping.

Ben Framed

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January 04, 2019, 10:59:03 PM
Quote from: Stinger13 on January 03, 2019, 10:21:32 AM
Mr. Ben.  The forceps are spring closed.  It takes force to open the forceps, they close naturally due to the spring and have the correct tension to hold a stinger.

I use forceps to hold the stinger.  The stinger is position to expose the oviduct.  I could also use a stinger loop instead of a forcep.  The loop works just as well, but my personal preference is the forcep.

Thanks Mr Van

Skeggley

#62
January 12, 2019, 09:48:09 PM
On the drone subject, I don't use top entrances and am wondering if drones use the entrance above the qx?

BeeMaster2

#63
January 13, 2019, 06:13:53 AM
No, not if they were born in that hive. The queen excluder keeps the queen from laying drone eggs above it and they would have to exit through the bottom entrance. Since they orient to the bottom entrance, they will return to it. Drones from other hives may find and use the top entrance.
Jim
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Ben Franklin

Ben Framed

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January 14, 2019, 02:25:28 AM
Quote from: Stinger13 on December 31, 2018, 10:53:39 PM
Try this link:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3vPV_WeQxV8#searching

Did you notice the needle is moved forward after insertion, this is to by pass the value fold or does not work.

Blessings

Mr Van,  Thanks for the video, I have watched it several time.  This is the best up close video that I have seen on this!! Thank you for posting ...
Ben
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