Beekeeping Terminology: Queen Cup Vs Queen Cell

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We have gone into how queen cells work and how queens are reared in a few other articles, but let us just recap here as well.

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If there is a drop in the amount of queen pheromone in the hive, the workers start queen rearing.

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The queen cup is essentially what we call the structure that is where the queen larvae will be reared.

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What Is A Queen Cell?

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Some Ideas On What To Do If You Open The Hive and Find Queen Cups With Eggs Or Larvae

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Split such a hive – keep the good queen, and remove the queen cells from that hive.

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Put the queen cell in a pill bottle and make a few holes in the lid. Small holes.

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Beekeeping Terminology: Queen Cup Vs Queen Cell

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We have gone into how queen cells work and how queens are reared in a few other articles, but let us just recap here as well.

If there is a drop in the amount of queen pheromone in the hive, the workers start queen rearing.

A Quick Recap Of How A Queen Bee Is Reared

The queen cup is essentially what we call the structure that is where the queen larvae will be reared.

What Is A Queen Cup

What Is A Queen Cell?

A capped queen cell looks a bit like an unshelled peanut.

Some Ideas On What To Do If You Open The Hive and Find Queen Cups With Eggs Or Larvae

This can suggest that you have a hive that is preparing to swarm, or that you have a failing queen.

Split such a hive – keep the good queen, and remove the queen cells from that hive.

Diagnosing A Hive That Is Developing Swarming Tendencies

Put the queen cell in a pill bottle and make a few holes in the lid. Small holes.

Fun Things To Do With Extra Queen Cells

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When the queen hatches, open the lid with the child and help them understand how they provided warmth for the bee to hatch.

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