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Grant F. C. Gillard
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Raising Your Own Queens
Why? …and how?
6 Methods
 1. The Doolittle Method
 2. The Procrastinator’s Method
 3. The “I Just” Method
 4. The “I’ll Let” Method
 5. The NICOT Queen Rearing Kit
 6. The Five-Minute Queen Method
Why?
Availability
Quality
Cost
Introduction issues of caged,
mated queens*
Successful Introductions
Better a nuc than full hive
Queenless for at least 24 hours
Remove all attendants from
cage
Leave corks in, cover candy
Install queen in cage for 4 days
On day five, manually release
Why?
Availability
Quality
Cost
Introduction issues of caged,
mated queens*
Lesser criteria
Locally adapted, survivors
Select for mite resistance
Avoids banking stress
Avoids shipping stress
You don’t receive dead
queens, file insurance, etc.
Why not?
Takes dedicated hives, nucs
Doesn’t take a lot of time
but timing is critical, demanding
schedule is unforgiving
No room for
procrastination
long spells of rainy weather
Biggest Hurdles
Not all grafts get capped
Not all capped cells hatch
Not all virgins return from their
mating flights
My wife wanted to take in a
Cardinals baseball game.
It rains the next four days.
Timeline for queens
3-1/2 days egg
5-1/2 days larva
7 days pupa
Day 16 queen hatches
5-7 days harden, mate
3-5 days mature, lay eggs
24 – 28 days to production
Best Time To Raise Queens
Swarm season
Generous nectar flow
Abundant pollen
Strong colony (cell builder) of
healthy nurse bees
1. The Doolittle Method
Graft (remove) day-old larvae (day
4) to a cell cup
Place cell cups (grafts) in a
queenless cell starter for 48 hours
Move cell cups to a queen-right
cell finisher for 4 to 9 days
Place capped cells in mating nucs
(Day 10 - 15)
Advantages
Can be started anytime
Cuts 4 days off the process
Large quantities of queens
can be raised
Disadvantages
Can you identify day-old
larvae?
Can you graft without
damaging the larvae?
Need --good eye sight
--a steady hand
--excellent lighting
2. Procrastinator’s Method
Ignore colonies and trigger the
impulse to swarm (but when?)
Hope to catch swarm as it
leaves (when cells are capped)
Hope queen cells are evenly
distributed among the frames.
Divide frames with swarm cells
into nucs.
3. The “I just” method
“I just” pulled two frames of
brood and put them in a nuc.
But we expect a weak, under-
resourced nuc make fantastic
queen cells.
Not completely impossible to
get a good queen.
4. “I’ll let” method
“I’ll let my bees decide when
they need a new queen.”
Run down colonies burdened
with low morale hope to
make a queen.
Lost production waiting
5. NICOT queen rearing kit
Kit costs around $80
Cell grid – where the queen is
confined to lay eggs
Cell cups – where eggs laid
Cell cup holders, cell cup
fixtures – fasten cell cups to top
bars
NICOT Process
Place the empty cell grid (no
queen) between two brood
frames to “warm up.”
Leave in for 24 to 48 hours.
NICOT Process
Put the front on the cell grid
Find the queen, and place
her in the cell grid
Wait 4 days to see if you see
eggs.
Queen may not lay on the
first day.
NICOT Process
Move (“graft”) cell cups with
larvae to a frame (cell cup
holders/fixtures)
Install frame into cell starter
and builder
NICOT Challenges
 Cell grid with cell cups needs 48
hours to “warm up.” (B4 queen)
 Queen may not lay eggs right away
 Timing the transfer of day-old larvae
not certain, keep checking
 May require multiple trips to bee
yard to graft cell cups
 May require multiple cell starters
NICOT Benefits
 Graft cell cups w/o touching larvae
 Very easy to detect day-old larvae
NICOT Disadvantages
Takes longer
2 days to warm up
2 days for fickle queen
Four cell starters per batch,
all one day behind the other
Restraining queen
NICOT Disadvantages
110 cells cups, and queen won’t
lay in all of them
Must graft larvae, not eggs
60-70 larvae hatch
40-50 queen cells capped
30-40 queens mated
6. Five-Minute Method
Build up a colony to a minimum
of 8 frames of brood
Expand brood nest to prevent
swarming
Make a “reverse split” (nuc) with
the queen, two frames of brood
and bees
What just happened?
A fully-resourced, queenless
colony begins to make queen
cells from age-appropriate
larvae.
Do you trust the bees to
choose the larvae?
Return 7 days later
Expect to find capped queen
cells…now what?
Option 1
Squish all but two queen
cells and super for honey
production
Return 7 days later
Option 2
Divide the frames with queen
cells between nuc boxes,
allocating frames with cells
between them.
Squish all but two cells per
nuc
Return 21 days later
Confirm queen mated by
observing pearly white brood
How’s this work?
Bees do all the heavy lifting
Requires a minimal amount
of time from the beekeeper
Allows for weather
disruptions
Limit to 4 to 5 nucs per
existing hive.
Five-Minute Method
Remove queen, reverse split
Return 7 days later, squish
all but two cells
Return 21 days later to
confirm mated, laying queen
Virtually goof-proof
More Information?
 www.mdasplitter.com
 Mel Disselkoen
 www.cowetabeekeepers.org
 Facebook:
Coweta Sustainable Beekeeping
https://www.createspace.com/6663403
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Kc 2 raising your own queens

  • 1. Grant F. C. Gillard gillard5@charter.net Raising Your Own Queens Why? …and how?
  • 2. 6 Methods  1. The Doolittle Method  2. The Procrastinator’s Method  3. The “I Just” Method  4. The “I’ll Let” Method  5. The NICOT Queen Rearing Kit  6. The Five-Minute Queen Method
  • 4. Successful Introductions Better a nuc than full hive Queenless for at least 24 hours Remove all attendants from cage Leave corks in, cover candy Install queen in cage for 4 days On day five, manually release
  • 6. Lesser criteria Locally adapted, survivors Select for mite resistance Avoids banking stress Avoids shipping stress You don’t receive dead queens, file insurance, etc.
  • 7. Why not? Takes dedicated hives, nucs Doesn’t take a lot of time but timing is critical, demanding schedule is unforgiving No room for procrastination long spells of rainy weather
  • 8. Biggest Hurdles Not all grafts get capped Not all capped cells hatch Not all virgins return from their mating flights My wife wanted to take in a Cardinals baseball game. It rains the next four days.
  • 9. Timeline for queens 3-1/2 days egg 5-1/2 days larva 7 days pupa Day 16 queen hatches 5-7 days harden, mate 3-5 days mature, lay eggs 24 – 28 days to production
  • 10. Best Time To Raise Queens Swarm season Generous nectar flow Abundant pollen Strong colony (cell builder) of healthy nurse bees
  • 11. 1. The Doolittle Method Graft (remove) day-old larvae (day 4) to a cell cup Place cell cups (grafts) in a queenless cell starter for 48 hours Move cell cups to a queen-right cell finisher for 4 to 9 days Place capped cells in mating nucs (Day 10 - 15)
  • 12. Advantages Can be started anytime Cuts 4 days off the process Large quantities of queens can be raised
  • 13. Disadvantages Can you identify day-old larvae? Can you graft without damaging the larvae? Need --good eye sight --a steady hand --excellent lighting
  • 14. 2. Procrastinator’s Method Ignore colonies and trigger the impulse to swarm (but when?) Hope to catch swarm as it leaves (when cells are capped) Hope queen cells are evenly distributed among the frames. Divide frames with swarm cells into nucs.
  • 15. 3. The “I just” method “I just” pulled two frames of brood and put them in a nuc. But we expect a weak, under- resourced nuc make fantastic queen cells. Not completely impossible to get a good queen.
  • 16. 4. “I’ll let” method “I’ll let my bees decide when they need a new queen.” Run down colonies burdened with low morale hope to make a queen. Lost production waiting
  • 17. 5. NICOT queen rearing kit Kit costs around $80 Cell grid – where the queen is confined to lay eggs Cell cups – where eggs laid Cell cup holders, cell cup fixtures – fasten cell cups to top bars
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  • 21. NICOT Process Place the empty cell grid (no queen) between two brood frames to “warm up.” Leave in for 24 to 48 hours.
  • 22. NICOT Process Put the front on the cell grid Find the queen, and place her in the cell grid Wait 4 days to see if you see eggs. Queen may not lay on the first day.
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  • 24. NICOT Process Move (“graft”) cell cups with larvae to a frame (cell cup holders/fixtures) Install frame into cell starter and builder
  • 25. NICOT Challenges  Cell grid with cell cups needs 48 hours to “warm up.” (B4 queen)  Queen may not lay eggs right away  Timing the transfer of day-old larvae not certain, keep checking  May require multiple trips to bee yard to graft cell cups  May require multiple cell starters
  • 26. NICOT Benefits  Graft cell cups w/o touching larvae  Very easy to detect day-old larvae
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  • 29. NICOT Disadvantages Takes longer 2 days to warm up 2 days for fickle queen Four cell starters per batch, all one day behind the other Restraining queen
  • 30. NICOT Disadvantages 110 cells cups, and queen won’t lay in all of them Must graft larvae, not eggs 60-70 larvae hatch 40-50 queen cells capped 30-40 queens mated
  • 31. 6. Five-Minute Method Build up a colony to a minimum of 8 frames of brood Expand brood nest to prevent swarming Make a “reverse split” (nuc) with the queen, two frames of brood and bees
  • 32. What just happened? A fully-resourced, queenless colony begins to make queen cells from age-appropriate larvae. Do you trust the bees to choose the larvae?
  • 33. Return 7 days later Expect to find capped queen cells…now what? Option 1 Squish all but two queen cells and super for honey production
  • 34. Return 7 days later Option 2 Divide the frames with queen cells between nuc boxes, allocating frames with cells between them. Squish all but two cells per nuc
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  • 37. Return 21 days later Confirm queen mated by observing pearly white brood
  • 38. How’s this work? Bees do all the heavy lifting Requires a minimal amount of time from the beekeeper Allows for weather disruptions Limit to 4 to 5 nucs per existing hive.
  • 39. Five-Minute Method Remove queen, reverse split Return 7 days later, squish all but two cells Return 21 days later to confirm mated, laying queen Virtually goof-proof
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  • 43. More Information?  www.mdasplitter.com  Mel Disselkoen  www.cowetabeekeepers.org  Facebook: Coweta Sustainable Beekeeping https://www.createspace.com/6663403