CNE1 : SUPPORT*

Fix with nails, side by side, on the wood bar of breeding frame. The rectangular shape gives the scale. Avoid the piercing of the wood plates and the cutting of the cells when taking off.

CNE2 : CELL CUP BLOCK*

Is used with the transparent Cell cup CNE3. Interlock the whole on Support CNE1.

During queen introducing, can also be used as a candy block, closed during transport by cap B1.

CNE3 : CELL CUP made from PS* seethrough brown

Is used with the cell cup Block CNE2. Dimensions : Ø outside 10 mm, Ø inside 9 mm.

Can be stuck with wax on the bars for the production of royal jelly.

CNE4 : SPECIAL INCUBATOR CAGE*

Height 53 mm.

Fill the vat or the drawer of the incubator with the cages, opening on the top.

Each cage will be able to receive one whole of a Block CNE2 and a Cell Cup CNE3 with the Queen Cell closed.

Is used as protect-support for the queen cell in the incubator. Allows also the hatching of the queen in the incubator.

CNE5 : HATCHING CAGE*

Transparent - Height 70 mm.

With honey reserve in the cap, to feed the young queen.

Is used with the whole Block CNE2 and Cell cup CNE3 with queencell closed. Allows the emerging of the queen directly in the rearing hive (with the use of Support CNE1) or in the incubator.

Can also be used for queen’s shipping and introducing in the hive. Is used with the Block CNE2 filled with candy. Place the queen in the Cage CNE5. During transport, close Block CNE2 with Cap B1. Lift Cap B1 before introducing. Queen will go out of the whole through Block CNE2’s hole.

CNE7 : NATURAL CELL BLOCK* with Cap B2*

Place natural cell in Block CNE7. Close with Cap B2, fixed on Support CNE1.

If you want collect the queen, fit Cage CNE5 on the whole.

CNE8 : PROTECTING TUBE OF ROYAL CELL*

Is used with Cell cup CNE3, is not used with cell cup Block CNE2.

Allows from a queen cell on cell cup P.S. to change a queen of a colony without destruction of the old one and in one operation with success in nearly 50% of case for a queen aged of 1 year, depending from the season. The best time is the introduction of queen cell ready to incubate (14/15 days) in orphaned colonies (fertilizations) and this also with eggs or open brood. The colonies very often damage the cells or pierce these. With this tube, it becomes impossible.

Collect a whole Block CNE2 and Cell cup CNE3 with queencell closed. Place Cell cup CNE3 with queencell closed in Tube CNE8. Insert it between 2 frames.

KNE9 : INTRODUCTION QUEEN CELL*

Realised with the collaboration of Jacques KEMP. Replace queen cell.

Allows the rebirth of virgin queens of maximum 2 days old in an orphan colony.

Introduce the queen in the artificial queen cell KNE9 closed on one side by the cap and on the other side by a wax capping pierced with a very small airholes (mould made J. KEMP). The queen is free after about 10 mn, when the bees have eaten the wax capping, like in case of a real birth.

CAP B1*

Used with CNE2 and Cupularve. Closing diameter : 13,5 mm.

CAP B2*

Used with CNE7 and Hive Top Feeder. Closing diameter : 23 mm.

Queens Marking :

2012 Yellow

2013 Red

2014 Green

2015 Blue

2016 White

Packaging CNE1, CNE2, CNE8, KNE9, CNE4, CNE5, CNE7 :

Bag of 100 pieces. Cardboard box of 1000 pieces.

Packaging cell cup :

Bag of 100 pieces. Cardboard box of 10000 pieces.

Bag of 1000 pieces. Cardboard box of 10000 pieces.

Cardboard box of 25000 pieces in bulk.

Packaging for B1, B2 :

Bag of 100 pieces. Cardboard box of 500 pieces.

Caution, you could buy perfect imitations of our material. To differentiate them, articles Support CNE1, Block CNE2, Hatching Cage CNE5 and Cap B1 are engraved Nicot.