Pete B followed by > my comments..
I am just reading about that technique

>This non grafting technique (certainly done in a slightly different fashion) is not so far from Jay Smith's idea (book) on rearing a better queen. same idea start with an egg or very young larvae (from cut strips of newish wax) and wax mount these on to queen cell starter bars.  Long time ago I tried it and had some success. 

>And yes how you define better is the larger question here in the US... which is to ask are you rearing a better bee to pollinate or a better bee to capture a honey crop?

>lastly and only speaking from my own experience in and around a queen rearing operation the folks that do the grafting have a quick eye and a steady hand and know real well the proper age of larvae to graft.  success or failure in term of queen cell set typically happens in the starter. 
 

Gene in Central Texas...

 

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