Making Queens

Loading cell builders and finishing colonies in the queen rearing yard

Loading cell builders and finishing colonies in the queen rearing yard.

The cell building and finishing yard in full swing

My supplier is now making queens for the upcoming package bees. They are grafting larvae into queen cups. The cups are then added to a cell builder to feed the young larvae. After two days in the cell builders they are moved to the finishing colonies where the cells grow and are finished and capped. They are then ready for the mating yards.