Hi Aaron

As it is an American term, I would have expected it was widely known on 
this list, but it is also known as the 'Hopkins method' and sometimes as 
Hopkins/Case, to sum up...

In it's simplest form it is taking a frame with eggs or young grubs and 
laying flat over the top bars of the brood box, usually using a simple 
wooden eke to accommodate the height of the laid down frame.

There are other variations whereby portions of comb are cut from frames 
and installed over a plywood sheet or modified coverboard (inner cover) 
that has holes bored in it.

And there are versions that use frames that contain swivelling slats 
that can be arranged in both horizontal or vertical orientation 
(vertical for egg laying) then swivelled horizontal for cells to be raised.

These methods give the bees the choice of which larvae are used, so in 
some circumstances you may get rapid supersedure of the queens that are 
generated this way.



Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
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