Queen Rearing & Equipment

This tube can be used to hold and isolate the queen or for marking her.  The plunger will keep her in place while you dab the top of her thorax with a small dot of paint through the openings in the mesh.  

These handy Queen Marking Pens will make it easier on you, no spilling, no balancing the bottle.  Just a quick and easy stroke with these markers will get the job done.  It is definitely a must to mark your queen if you expect to find her...

The spring action snaps the cage shut around the queen and the worker bee sized slots allow them to come and go while keeping the queen inside. The plastic catcher is clear and makes it easier to see the queen inside.

The Jenter Queen System is the easiest and best way to begin rearing the queens you always wanted to.  It eliminates grafting and guesswork.  A breeder queen is trapped in the plastic cell box placed in a frame and lays in plugs, which are...

The best craftsmanship! A German Surgical company makes this grafting tool to very exact standards. Both ends are designed for grafting; each offering a diffrent configuration. Both ends are flattened to get under the larvae with ease.  

Easiest to use.  Plunger pushes larvae off tongue.   A handy little grafting tool that looks like a ball point pen. Non slip grip in the middle section gives you excellent control. Tip is small thin flexible tab which slides up under the larvae...

Place between brood boxes and honey super to keep the queen down in the brood nest and from laying in your honey super. Worker bees pass back and forth through it. It is worth noting that there isn't any difference between a plastic queen excluder for...