NNY Bees - Very Simple Graft-free Queen Rearing Method

A Graft-free or Graftless way of producing queen cells, also referred to as "Hopkins Method". Explained to me by local beekeeper, Luke Martin. Link to article on this style of raising queens. countryrubes.com/template/imag...

[@johnandjenbach]

I tried this worked great. I made a cell builder first and fed them a lot. Thank you!

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

Simple / great method. I've read you want to NOT SHAKE frames to see Q cells but rather gently sweep nurse bees away.

[@claytonosborn50]

Great little video NNY Bees. My only critic would be on the second little nuc making queens. You don't have to damage cells to get queens made. Once a colony is queen-less, they will draw out the appropriate cells/eggs/larva all on their own. Sometimes we humans complicate the message, but simply put a queen less colony will make new queens as long as they have the fresh eggs to work with.

[@fishmut]

Clayton... The purpose isnt just to get queens from doing it with this method but to get a number of queens you might have plans for if you want to build up your colonies, yes the queenless hive will make queens but you dont know how many your going to get , this way you can allow for some losses in the making but you got more of a chance getting queen numbers you want.

Fantastic! Great idea! Thank you this video and tips.

[@readingforwisdom7037]

Very informative NNY Bees. Much appreciated

[@joemoore1433]

Thanks, been looking for a procedure to do this

[@grantgillard7815]

Pretty slick!

[@Anonimousxz]

How do I buy the wood already with these hexagons of the bees ??

[@kenthompson6539]

I tried this method and the brood frame sagged in the middle so I drilled holes in the top bar preferably the size of a bamboo Barbecue sqewer and push them to the bottom of the frame and that prevents sagging .

[@Allan79789]

Did you try this in 2018 or 2019, what were your results, thanks.

[@melpratesmetodorecuo7924]

Parabéns, Tmj 👏👏🤝

[@btrull6018]

Thanks for posting this. I unfortunately use plastic foundation almost exclusively ,so I cannot use this method, but your video is well done especially the description of the shim.

[@romoshka1]

B Trull oh yes you can. I've started Mel Dissels OTS method which is essentially the same. Plastic foundation makes it easier to do the notch

[@btrull6018]

@@romoshka1 Yes, I am am talking about the Hopkins method or the Miller method which require separation of the queen cell from the wax which is much safer, simpler with all wax foundation. I am sure Mel's OTS system works well with plastic foundation , Regards

[@badassbees3680]

@@btrull6018 I do it EVERY year with natural cells...exacto knife....

[@tsbroke]

KZbin video explaining this whole process by mel disselkoen-ots queen rearing

[@mustafacelebi5440]

Video thansk you

[@MARIBERSELAWAT234]

Wow, mantap madu nya

[@OklahomaBeekeeper]

Well, how did it work for you?

[@nnybees6733]

Everything is still frozen here in NY. Waiting for spring with fingers crossed that I have some surviving bees

[@mikethebeeguy8657]

It seems like countryrubes.com doesn’t exist anymore. 🙁

[@donicarobinson24]

Does he still sell nucs?

[@nnybees6733]

I don’t think he does.

[@lirg123]

Theirs an easier methed. 1. Isolate the queen on one side of the box with qu excluder, plywood divider, and 3 free frame for eggs. Let the queen lay for 2 or 3 days. 2. Remove 3 frame and place in a small nuke away from home hive. Add bees to nurse eggs. Make sure to have pollen and honey. 3. Enclosed the bees and nuke. Come back and inspect when they have enough time to select and about to cup a queen. 4. The rest is simple.

[@nnybees6733]

More than one approach. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@RKalos]

This is the HOPKINS method or THE CASE method.

[@nnybees6733]

Aris Lempis You are correct. I note that in the description along with a link to an article

[@fishmut]

@@nnybees6733 ... Yep sadly some people are to lazy to open there eyes and read before shooting there mouth off. good video . Thanks for sharing.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

One thing about this method that may be not as good. When he cut the cells from the frame then inserted the frame into the hive he is re-orienting the cell direction from up and down to sideways. It would be better to leave the girls where they are unless he puts them into a queen brooding frame with lots of nurse bees shook in extra to feed the growing larvae and then when pupated cut them out and place into a nuc that is queenless. I would try to keep the pupae oriented the same way while she is forming without damaging in any way the pupae. This would be intensive manipulation to get good queens that still have to mate. Busy busy busy.

[@radoslawjocz2976]

Good method, however, no point of making another box to accommodate the frame. Just cut the wax foundation and allow the bees to make queen's cells from such small fragment.

[@ricardoreal1964]

methotd is hopkins

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

Use Nicot System quicker and clean.

[@joekuder]

miller method a lot less complicated

[@nnybees6733]

I'll have to research it. Luke's method seemed a pretty simple method.

[@ReaganElite]

I know, you have some limitations trying to explain things in a orderly matter, good info though.

[@mluisi3]

Almost helpful

[@71volare]

Learn before you try to teach!

[@fishmut]

Henry Kaldenbaugh ...he obviously did, that’s why there is the video, and as we all know there are many approaches to do one thing , there is nothing wrong with his method if that’s how he likes getting his queens and shared it with us , simple easy just another way to do things.

[@denniskenney993]

Please get to the point. I don't need to see you crush cells multiple times. Please stop saying the same thing over and over. Get on with it.

[@fishmut]

Denny boy can you do better. Put up or shut up, where is your great video ? That’s Wright you don’t have one because your a mummy’s boy . Put up your own video let us judge yours hmmmm.

[@buttsbeesllc4063]

Making a video is not easy. This is well presented and has all the info needed . Thanks to the creator! Never mind the critics👍