>My question:  Why graft the eggs into new cells?  It seems like an
>awfully delicate operation, with plenty of opportunity to damage the egg.
> Why not just put the frame she laid them in into the nuc and let them
>draw out queen cells from that, cutting out the area around the cell to
>introduce it?
>
 
Can do.  I think the difference is between the professional approach where a
standard technique is advocated as against the hobbyist who can be more
flexible with 1 or 2 hives.
 
Betty McAdam
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