Last night in Belfast we requeened 2 colonies with lovely Amm queens and had a look to see how may grafts had been started in the cell raising colony.....
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Last night in Belfast we requeened 2 colonies with lovely Amm queens and had a look to see how may grafts had been started in the cell raising colony.....
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Fingers crosses re. introduction. I was over earlier today to open the plastic tabs on the cages.
probably out by now as the fondant was pretty soft.
Here's my first effort at grafting, but forgot to put in the q exc. I have taken out the comb in the feeder and put in two more frames. P1000653.jpg
Yep that apidea is pretty full and liable to abscond. the two extra frames should help.
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I'm hopless with camera and the bees are in the way of the queen cells
Will the roller cages fit in that cell bar? I doubt it. I attach the top row of base cups directly on to the underside of the top bar and the batten in the middle has to be thin and I take the bottom bars off as well.
Good to see everyone getting a few cells started.
I nearly had a disaster today.
I have a cell raiser colony with 25 cells in the top box and I remembered I had not checked the comb for cells since I set it up 12 days ago. I found a couple and when I was removing one a virgin popped out but I managed to catch her.
I was just an hour or two away from having all the cells torn down.
PS. Is that blue sky really in Scotland or have you been fooling us re. your location somewhere more tropical.
No Jon roller cages wont fit
Those are JZ/BZ cups they just push into a slot in the bar
You can just see the two empty ones on the left (they are green)
Sunday should be the day to move them
Forecast pouring rain
Sun shining today but weather gradually deteriorating to weekend
We have had a few good sunny days
I confess I'm not a roller-cage type of guy as well DR. I'm more of a remember-to-move-them-to an Apidea-before-they-hatch-guy. Yes Jon, I'm looking at you. Extra homework for you tonight my boy!
I checked this one earlier and she is out and on the comb.Originally Posted by brothermoo
I was removing the cage and she was walking around happily near the top of the frame.
She is probably laying already which means that in theory I could graft from her on Saturday or Sunday.
Another one I introduced to a nuc at my allotment is out as well.
Be interesting to see how many are accepted out of the batch.
Last edited by Jon; 19-06-2013 at 09:34 PM.
I get the importance of putting in the Q exc now! Maybe because the feeder is at the back of the apidea, so warmer, that the bees like to make their comb in there. My other 2 apideas have some comb in the feeders, even though the Q exc is on. At least the Q won't lay in it. I also find they cover the Q exc in wax blocking off the holes except for one or two.
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