------ =_NextPart_000_01BB3FF9.F744ABE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ---------- From: Vince Coppola[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 1996 10:36 AM To: Multiple recipients of list BEE-L Subject: Re: Priming cups for grafting queen cells On Thu, 9 May 1996, Kevin & Ann Christensen wrote: > We don't prime the cups when we graft. However, speaking of saliva, I = =3D > graft with a fine brush and I do lick the brush alot just to staighten = =3D I wonder how you keep them from drying out? I always prime and sometimes even these get dry by the time a frame is done. Maybe I'm too = slow. Hi Vince , We throw alot of water on the floor and keep the heat up to increase the = humidity in the grafting room. Also, as I graft, I keep the frame of = grafted cups under a damp towel. Even the cups that are waiting to be = grafted into are kept under a damp towel. As we walk the graft out to = the cell builder, it is kept under the towel. This also keeps the graft = out of the other elements like snow. Kevin Christensen Mallaig, Alberta, Canada ------ =_NextPart_000_01BB3FF9.F744ABE0 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IjMRAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAENgAQAAgAAAAIAAgABBJAG ADABAAABAAAADAAAAAMAADADAAAACwAPDgAAAAACAf8PAQAAAE8AAAAAAAAAgSsfpL6jEBmdbgDd AQ9UAgAAAABEaXNjdXNzaW9uIG9mIEJlZSBCaW9sb2d5AFNNVFAAQkVFLUxAQ05TSUJNLkFMQkFO WS5FRFUAAB4AAjABAAAABQAAAFNNVFAAAAAAHgADMAEAAAAYAAAAQkVFLUxAQ05TSUJNLkFMQkFO WS5FRFUAAwAVDAEAAAADAP4PBgAAAB4AATABAAAAHAAAACdEaXNjdXNzaW9uIG9mIEJlZSBCaW9s b2d5JwACAQswAQAAAB0AAABTTVRQOkJFRS1MQENOU0lCTS5BTEJBTlkuRURVAAAAAAMAADkAAAAA CwBAOgEAAAACAfYPAQAAAAQAAAAAAAADBjUBCIAHABgAAABJUE0uTWljcm9zb2Z0IE1haWwuTm90 ZQAxCAEEgAEAKgAAAFJFOiBQcmltaW5nIGN1cHMgZm9yIGdyYWZ0aW5nIHF1ZWVuIGNlbGxzAOwO AQWAAwAOAAAAzAcFAAwACwA2ADkAAABeAQEggAMADgAAAMwHBQAMAAsAMAAdAAAAPAEBCYABACEA AAA0QTc0NTQ3Q0RGQUJDRjExOUMyNzQ0NDU1MzU0MDAwMAACBwEDkAYAdAUAABIAAAALACMAAAAA AAMAJgAAAAAACwApAAAAAAADADYAAAAAAEAAOQCA47AhLEC7AR4AcAABAAAAKgAAAFJFOiBQcmlt aW5nIGN1cHMgZm9yIGdyYWZ0aW5nIHF1ZWVuIGNlbGxzAAAAAgFxAAEAAAAWAAAAAbtALCGwfFR0 S6vfEc+cJ0RFU1QAAAAAHgAeDAEAAAAFAAAAU01UUAAAAAAeAB8MAQAAAB8AAABrY2hyaXN0ZW5z ZW5AbWFpbC5jY2luZXQuYWIuY2EAAAMABhB71MabAwAHEP8CAAAeAAgQAQAAAGUAAAAtLS0tLS0t LS0tRlJPTTpWSU5DRUNPUFBPTEFTTVRQOlZDT1BQT0xBQEVQSVhORVRTRU5UOlNVTkRBWSxNQVkx MiwxOTk2MTA6MzZBTVRPOk1VTFRJUExFUkVDSVBJRU5UU09GAAAAAAIBCRABAAAA3AMAANgDAADr BgAATFpGdfsQ/sP/AAoBDwIVAqgF6wKDAFAC8gkCAGNoCsBzZXQyNwYABsMCgzIDxQIAcHJCcRHi c3RlbQKDM3cC5AcTAoB9CoAIzwnZO/EWDzI1NQKACoENsQtg4G5nMTAzFFALChRRNQvyYwBAIAqF CotsaQgxODAC0WktMTSeNA3wDNAc0wtZMTYKoOsDYBPQYwVALR73Cocdq+sMMB52RgNhOh/+HnYM gkQgVguAY2UgCFBwAnAG8GFbU01UUAw6dgWgJDNAZXBp6HgubhHAXR+fIK0GYAcCMCHfIutTdW5k YYx5LAXQKmAgMTIqgBAxOTk2KtAwOjOZK1BBTSYPIK1UbyhPoSLrTXVsdAUgbCPwPRYQYwUgCJAC MAQgb2YGIBwwE8AgQkVFLcZMK/8nHnViah6xLh+pIutSZTRwUAUQbQuA4GcgY3VwBCACEAXA7QnA YQGANtJxClAJ8DcA8GVsbHMa/xwDK6Add4saRR52TwOgVGh1KoCOOSqUKzEqgEtldguAlCAmFLBu A6BDaAUQVxPBAIA4YXcegjo47D7UIFcj8GQCICcFQBNQsQdxIHRoI/A3E3dBAAc+gSPwN6MuICBI bw1B0HYEkCqAc3BlYRZrNtIxMXMHQGl2YXEqgEkgPT93N6M+kGk5QPAgYTdQC4Aj8GJyfHVzRaEq QERBQDAxUWPea0DjRjUVoAVAakZQBUDOdEcAE8ALcGdoPjFEZzcKhUpmRFB3AiAEgSBoSUKQIHkI YCBrCeBwnUDibTdQA2FAIHJ5Q2PYdXQ/REEHQHcqYAQg90CURpEKhXMDcBHAB3NCsf8DoEDxEbA3 kBHATOJGICrAf0DyT4JFsjewQMEEAEAiZctCUCqhYiPwSSdMgEiw80jBFaB3LjINGkQbXBnf9UJw aSOlLDjsQAFA8ANg/wfgSBMxMU3wE9AFwAIgQOP/GOBTkAXARpJMBktwQzAFQG83IEiiI8EWEGFQ YVuzdf02wGRFgCrAPVFA8jenA2DrA3BCUUE4wG8qgFzwREH/N6NEMltnUfQxMTejCYA3BG8qMUtR RcAqUG1cUkHQbP1CUUVP9TcEQPBcEQrAI/D/TfBFgDbSSLFTEWHWC4BIsd9lIkwABTFir2OyQUFh ZUL+bEdURRRNYUiiQPM4oUYg/nUDEASBKoBFgFJCZ1lRQ/9jhTwQUlEHQE9AS/NksmnK/zExQPIe kEEABcA4oBPgMOP3HDBMAEMAblPoVXU9JD3p/zjsKqA4sEkBKoBfcFMQACD1RCFDAHBhKlA5Xzpv HoUvdd9273f8FTEAe6ADABAQAAAAAAMAERAAAAAAQAAHMCC6hjorQLsBQAAIMCC6hjorQLsBHgA9 AAEAAAAFAAAAUkU6IAAAAADmqw== ------ =_NextPart_000_01BB3FF9.F744ABE0--