> I am asking the people of Bee-L for information on queen raising > without the > use of grafting. place a build out comb in the brood of the best of your hives. after a few days Make a very strong nuck without queen! take the frame with fresh laid eggs an larvae. make with a sharp knife a dropping bow cut through the area with new brood not older than three days. remove the comb below the bow cut! Thin out the cells at the edge on one side of the bovcut then remove the cells at the other side. Place it in the strong nuck! handle the cells as if you have grafted. I normally get 5 to 8 queen cells this way. Best regards Jorn Johanesson maybe the best and Only Multilingual software for beekeeping on the net. With integrated update facility. Version 8.0.3.0 now translated into 12 languages with more to come. hive note- queen breeding and handheld computer beekeeping software. home page = HTTP://apimo.dk forum = http://www.apimo.dk/apimo_forum/ e-mail [log in to unmask] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::