Hi there fellow bee people, I was wondering, as at this time of year I was thinking about what I was going to do in the comming season and my thoughs turned to queen rearing. In many text books, mention is made of grafting using a small amount of 1:2 diluted R.Jelly at the bottom of the cell cup and placing the larvae on this. Well..... has anyone tried using a substute for royal jelly for grafting ?? I'd be interested in hearing from you, meanwhile, season's greetings and a happy new year to all... Philip Earle BCG0311 @ V2.QUB.AC.UK (JANET) Queen's University of Belfast.