EZPZ National Queen Rearing Mini Kit

Our EZPZ Queen Rearing Kit contains all you need to raise a LOT of Queens, but we recognise that in the UK we tend to raise queens in smaller batches than our friends in the USA so made a smaller kit sized for the British National frame size to enable you to raise your own queens.

With the addition of one frame, this kit contains all that you need to graft 14 cells at a time. The kit gets you started with 30 JZBZ cell cups, after that you only need some more cups to graft dozens of queens if you want to.

Grafting with the enclosed Chinese grafting tools is easier than you think and gets even easier with practice so give it a go.  You can choose your genetics and save a fortune on bought in queens!

There's dozens of methods of raising queens, Dan, the creator of the EZPZ products and US Master Beekeeper has written an easy guide based around this kit to get you started before you find your own favourite techniques.  Read about it here Small Scale Queen Rearing.

Each Kit contains -

• 15 EZPZ Queen Cages
• 15 EZPZ Candy Caps
• 30 Genuine JZBZ Cell Cups
• 1 National Sized EZPZ Cell Bar
• 1 Brood Breaker Cage
• 1 Syringe and Dosing (blunt) Needle
• 1 Marking Pen
• 2 Frame Brackets
• 1 Grafting Tool
• 1 Frame Stand

The frame brackets should be attached to a new brood frame with the U's facing up and the top of the bracket at or near the top bar as shown. It allows for 2 bars of cells if you're adding cages on the bars or 3 bars if not. Use the bar included in the kit and add more as you grow. The brackets may be attached with small screws or glue. Gorilla Super Glue works well. Use plenty and get it done days in advance so the fumes don't discourage the nurse bees.

 The cell bar halves simply press together. No glue is needed.

The syringe is for adding a drop of honey and a drop of water into the troughs at the bottom of each cage.  Leave the long needle off to start and suck up a bunch of honey into the syringe. Place the needle on the tip and carefully add a drop into one trough of each cage. Then empty the syringe and refill it with water. Add the needle and practice dispensing a drop or two outside the cages (it's actually harder than honey because it tends to squirt out too much) before applying a couple of drops into the other trough in each cage.

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