Queen Raising

The Ultimate 4 compartment insulated Queen Breeding Hive complete with specialised Queen Frames (16), Division Boards (4), Feeders (4), Entrance Closures (4).  See full DESCRIPTION below

The most popular Grafting Tool – simple, effective and cheap

Grafting Tool – Stainless-Steel

Grafting Tool Double – Stainless-Steel

Grafting Tool Plastic

The Grafting Tool is used in Queen rearing to remove larvae from cells. This tool has a flexible head & tongue that easily slides under the larvae and royal jelly to scoop it out of the cell. It is spring loaded to delicately remove the larvae and place it safely into the cell cup. A non-slip grip in the middle section gives you excellent control.

The Hambly Queen Dial

This device is perfect for the beginner beekeeper right through to those using the tool to plan their queen rearing. 

The charts can help you identify how long your hive has been queenless or how quickly your queen started laying. If you have an unexpected cell that you keep it can guide your decision making.

You can write your dates and details straight onto the card then wipe your data off when you want to re-use. There is no more second guessing how long the queen has been out!

Deborah Hmbly created this product for her queen rearing classes. The tool is ideal for both professionals and hobby beekeepers, and is useful even if you don't rear queens!

Immobiliser for Queen Marking

• To use, locate your queen and gently press the cage into the brood, ensuring you do not harm the Queen.
• Push the cage further into the frame to secure the Queen, allowing you to mark HRH.
• You can use a pen, paint, or coloured discs for marking, with the colour indicating the year the Queen was born.
• If you use paint or a pen, lift the cage slightly to allow her to move but not escape, giving the marking time to dry.
• Once you are satisfied with the marking, completely lift the cage and release HRH.

• Designed to hold 15 JZBZ base mount cell cups
• Easily mounted in a Queen Rearing frame or mounted in a standard frame using a wood screw
• JZBZ Wooden Frame available separately here
• The JZBZ plastic cell bar is essential in Queen Rearing, for any Beekeeper
• JZBZ products do not interact with other queen rearing products
• Cell cups not included - purchased separately.

This genuine JZ BZ product holds up to 46 x JZBZ Queen Cages

Makes Queen banking and shipping both quick and economical

JZ BZ Queen Cage Candy Caps with Hanging Strips are available to seal the candy end and keep bees from eating through the candy and releasing the queen before it is time.

• Queen candy must be made to fill the tube end of the cage
• Requires candy caps if you are planning to store the cages with nurse bees or package bees before being installed

• Holds up to 20 JZ-BZ Queen Cages.
• Built-in compartment for candy and sponges.
• Provides sturdy transportation.
• Essential for safe transportation of Queens!
• Queen cages not included.

• Genunine JZ BZ Queen Cage from the USA
• Superior product with scent attractant
• Proven design & used universally
• Fit perfectly between frames
• Slots for ventilation and communication and has an opaque section for the Queen if she needs to hide
• Ideal Queen Cages to bank, ship, or introduce a new queen to your hive
• Perfect fit for JZ BZ Storage & Shipping Bars  and JZ BZ Battery Boxes

• Genuine JZ BZ Queen Cell Cups for grafting Queen cells
• Smoke coloured Polypropylene queen cell cups are boilable & reusable.
• Boil in beeswax for better initial acceptance. 

NOTE:

1. Queen cell cups should be introduced into the hive for 24 hours prior to grafting.
2. Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the cups once they are removed from their bags.

Bulk buy prices below

Genuine JZ BZ quality product from the USA.

Ensure successful queen cell introduction with our Top Bar Queen Cell Protectors. This pack of 100 protectors is designed to safeguard queen cells during installation and enhance hatch rates in new colonies.

Features

• Protective Design: Safeguards queen cells during installation and handling.
• Easy Installation: Hangs between top bars for convenient insertion and retrieval.
• Enhanced Success Rate: Promotes successful queen cell development and integration into new colonies.
• Durable Construction: Made from sturdy materials to withstand beekeeping environments.

Specifications

• Quantity: Pack of 100 queen cell protectors.
• Material: Durable plastic for longevity and protection.
• Application: Suitable for securing queen cells between top bars of frames.

Maximize queen cell hatch rates with our Top Bar Queen Cell Protectors. Ensure successful queen cell introduction: order now and elevate your beekeeping practices!

 JZ BZ style Queen Cage

Minimum 10 Ship 

Slots for ventilation and communication and has an opaque section for the Queen if she needs to hide
Ideal Queen Cages to bank, ship, and introduce new queens to your hive

• Genuine USA made JZBZ Wide Base Queen Cell Cups – Smoke coloured Polypropylene, boilable
• Fit perfectly into grooved JZ BZ 15 Cell Grafting Bars by pushing the prong on the bottom of the cell cup into the groove and rotating for a friction fit.
• JZ BZ Queen Cell Cups are the most popular cell cup because it is so easy to use

Queen Catcher Clip – Stainless-Steel

Queen Catcher Marker Cage - one hand operation.

Easy to use, this one hand Queen catcher makes catching Queen alone so much easier. 

• Simply place the open end over the Queen and use forefinger to gently close the flexible shutter.
• Use thumb of same hand to depress the plunger to push the Queen up to the marking mesh.
• Mark the queen, leave her for 5 minutes to let the paint dry, then return HRH to the hive.

The best Queen Catcher Marker Cage - one hand operation.

Easy to use, this one hand Queen catcher makes catching Queen alone so much easier. 

• Simply place the open end over the Queen and use forefinger to gently close the flexible shutter.
• Use thumb of same hand to depress the plunger to push the Queen up to the marking mesh.
• Mark the queen, leave her for 5 minutes to let the paint dry, then return HRH to the hive.

• For an undisturbed examination of the queen & also for introducing the queen & attendants into cages.
• Remove foam & place over queen/workers, hold upright.
• Queen will walk up the tube.
• Remove rubber bung & place over hole of cage.
• Replace foam & blow through the foam.
• The bees will rapidly enter the cage.

Queen Cell Cup with Isolation Cage used for Queen raising

Queen Frame Press Cage

• Trap the Queen on the frame when manipulating the frames reducing the possibility of HRH being damaged
• Can also be used when introducing a new Queen

Made in USA

• This is the finest Queen grafting tool available to remove and replace the tiny Bee larva and eggs
• The thumb-controlled lever is comfortable to use and takes the work out of grafting eggs
• Ships with one (1) replacement tongue made of 304 stainless steel
• The tip of the tongue is formed in the shape of a spoon to easily scoop larva from the cells

Made in USA

• Replacement tongue for the Queen Grafting Master tool, the finest Queen grafting tool available
• This tongue is made of 304 stainless steel
• The tip of the tongue is formed in the shape of a spoon to easily scoop larva from the cells

Queen Marking Cage with Plunger

• Queen Making Pen - five colours available
• Non-toxic, Water-based marking pen, allows Beekeepers to readily locate and track their Queens
• Colours: yellow, green, red, green, blue & white

WHY MARK YOUR QUEEN?

So you can see if she has swarmed or been superseded

This sounds counterintuitive – how would you be able to find the coloured spot if the queen has swarmed or been replaced? Well, you can’t. But knowing that the queen in the hive IS marked, you will know that any unmarked queen found in the hive is not the queen you had there originally. This is helpful particularly at times when you haven’t managed to get to the bees in a while and they could have swarmed and requeened or even superseded in between inspections.

So when she swarms into a bush, you know which hive she came from!

Perhaps combined with using numbers and as long as you have kept good records about which queen is in what hive, this prevents you from having to go through all your colonies to determine where the most recent swarm has come from. You should be able to spot a marked queen fairly easily in a swarm as there are fewer bees and no combs to hide round the back of.

For breeding

For beekeepers rearing queens of specific strains, using colours as well as numbers can help to keep track of breeding lines.

Royal Queen Rearing Kit complete from start to finish, PLUS Royal Jelly Production.
Produce a few Queens and you are well in front financially, and your hives will leap ahead.

This highly professional kit from Korea includes Queen Rearing Calendar plus:

A beautiful hard cover book full of useful information regarding Her Magesty the Queen.

QueenSpotting challenges nature lovers, science fans, and beekeepers alike to ‘spot the queen’.
This highly informative hard cover book celebrates the unique, fascinating life of the queen bee, includes 48 full colour examples of spotting Her Royal Highness. 

The wellbeing of the queen bee is linked to the wellbeing of the entire colony, so the ability to find her among the residents of the hive is an essential beekeeping skill. In QueenSpotting, readers are challenged to spot the queen in vivid up-close photos of her royal highness hidden among her many subjects.

QueenSpotting celebrates the unique, fascinating life of the queen bee. It chronicles royal hive happenings such as The Virgin Death Match, The Nuptual Flight – when the queen mates with a cloud of male drones high in the air – and the dramatic Exodus of the Swarm from the hive.

Format:  Hardback
Size: 178mm x 203mm x 127mm
Pages: 128 plus 48 fold-out photo puzzles.