Queen Rearing Cell Punch

With the cell punch method there's no need to handle the larvae, as you have to with some other methods so less chance to damage the larva and a better chance of acceptance.

All you need to do is;

• Punch out a cell with a worker larvae of the right age from a brood frame
• Use the dowel as a plunger pushing the contents through fully so the cell is exposed slightly beyond the mouth of the plastic collar
• Bees will have to chew the overhanging excess sidewall of the cell away so to save them time cut it back with a sharp knife or slice length ways across the cell and fold the sidewalls over the plastic collar
• Clip cell into frame and insert frame in to a queenless hive or cell building colony
• Queen rearing colony should be hopelessly queenless with no other larvae/eggs suitable for raising queen cells other than the ones introduced with the cell punch