Thanks for all you do, Don. You have a great way of cutting through all the fluff and showing us a simple, cheap, and effective way to work with bees. I know there are lots of ways to raise queens, and you can't cover them all in one short video. What you show will get the job done.
Sir : Do you have time to do a video, on cell punch method ? I think with my eye sight, this would be the method I need. Thank you, for all you do for us. I am a 4th year keeper and you will never know how much you have helped. Thank you .
Cutting a diamond pattern mimics supercedure Cells... They start out horizontal, but get drawn out and down (Bent angled Peanut mid frame esq. As Beekeeper cuts a good 1/3 off in making the pointed tip cut pattern.) While Swarm Cells are just like hanging down Peanuts, usually at the bottom of a full depth comb. 😉
Yes you can, but it's their call. (They could choose any cell all over the frame, as an emergency raised Queen.) If you decide to alter the timing and position of 'cells' they are more like supercedure Cells than Swarm Cells. (Some say the former is better.) 😉
You can raise cells in a Queen Right Hive, but the Queen needs to be kept away from Queen Cells, otherwise she will tear them down, and kill any pending Queens ! 😱 Use a good quality Queen Excluder, either horizontally between boxes, or vertically either side of the brood and cell placements (like dividers in that same box as the cells are in !) Nurse bees get to look after the cells + brood either side of them... The Real Queen, gets screened away from future Queenie's... 😉
I just posted a video with what I think is a queenless hive. I'm still fairly new at beekeeping and would love your input as I don't know what do do next.
I don’t know anything about bee hives or how to keep one. I just like watching you, this reminds me of my grandfather. May God bless you!
Thanks for all you do, Don. You have a great way of cutting through all the fluff and showing us a simple, cheap, and effective way to work with bees. I know there are lots of ways to raise queens, and you can't cover them all in one short video. What you show will get the job done.
Great stuff as usual, FBM!!
If you want to see the hole punch part of the video just go to
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thanks for motivating me BeeMan
Looking back on you old videos which will work great for small beekeeper. Thanks FAT BEE MAN
Great trick but where is the end of the video please?
Sir : Do you have time to do a video, on cell punch method ? I think with my eye sight, this would be the method I need.
Thank you, for all you do for us. I am a 4th year keeper and you will never know how much you have helped. Thank you .
I am going to do some grafting this year. Will be my first year trying this
How did it go?
Any more video...... Or do we have to wait for the Q and A in three days time....
Do you put thin is queenless hive ?
Video ends abruptly, suspense!
I didn't get the drift of what you were doing with the "triangle cutting" method. How does that make queens?
Basically your adding space for the bees to draw out queen cells
I know from whatching that a vertical cell will be made into a queen cell. So how does this work with the triangle cut frame?
steve m they tend to put a queen cup on the tip of each hanging point
So a laying queen is needed for the cutout technique ?
Cutting a diamond pattern mimics supercedure Cells... They start out horizontal, but get drawn out and down (Bent angled Peanut mid frame esq. As Beekeeper cuts a good 1/3 off in making the pointed tip cut pattern.)
While Swarm Cells are just like hanging down Peanuts, usually at the bottom of a full depth comb. 😉
if i have a queenless hive, cant I just put a frame into that hive that has brood on it from another hive and the bees will make a queen out of it?
Yes you can, but it's their call. (They could choose any cell all over the frame, as an emergency raised Queen.)
If you decide to alter the timing and position of 'cells' they are more like supercedure Cells than Swarm Cells. (Some say the former is better.) 😉
Don, when cutting the strip out and placing it in a hive does the hive need to be queen less or have a queen in it?
Joe
My guess is it needs to be queenless
You can raise cells in a Queen Right Hive, but the Queen needs to be kept away from Queen Cells, otherwise she will tear them down, and kill any pending Queens ! 😱
Use a good quality Queen Excluder, either horizontally between boxes, or vertically either side of the brood and cell placements (like dividers in that same box as the cells are in !) Nurse bees get to look after the cells + brood either side of them... The Real Queen, gets screened away from future Queenie's... 😉
It's just like the good TV show once you get to the good part bam there's a commercial
I just posted a video with what I think is a queenless hive. I'm still fairly new at beekeeping and would love your input as I don't know what do do next.
BEST AND CHEAPEST WAY TO MAKE QUEENS? allow boys to go through the public school system via common core.
Thanks PhatB.
Hi Don how to cut wax with plastic frame?
You can't, (without distroying it.) Unless you want (cut up plastic foundation) cell pieces and use them instead as starter strip's ! 😉
Wondered what happened to you!
On the edge of my seat to see how that cell punch works, but video just ends...
Rich Booth haha...yep, was getting to the good part and....gone
can you make those punches to sell?
we have a few in stock
how much?
there 25.00 each
shipping included?
yeah Im sorry this is a crappy video....leaving me with more questions than I had when searching . another 5 minutes of my life wasted
Really,?. I don't understand why you guys don't understand him