(Kevin & Shawna Roberts) wrote:
 
> Kevin Christensen is right-  you don't need to prime if you keep the larvae
> wet.  In central California right now, we don't need to do anything to keep
> the grafts warm.  It's already reached 99 degrees F around here a week or so
> ago.
>
> We graft in a drafty, hundred-year old hay barn.  I do nothing to coddle the
> grafted larvae except to place each completed bar under a water-saturated
> folded towel until I complete a frame.  Then I pick up the frame and walk out
> to put it into a builder.  I routinely get close to 100 percent acceptance
> under these primitive conditions, as long as the larvae are wet.  In fact, I
> don't think you have to keep grafted larvae warm at all.
 
Hi Kevin,
 
You are right there, you can even put the grubs in the fridge ower night
and the bees will accept them next day. Only thing that matters is that
they don't dry out.
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Regards
 
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