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    This document provides instructions for notching queen cells in bee hives. It discusses notching virgin comb and older comb. The key steps are to identify larvae under 36 hours old, notch cells all the way to the foundation so bees don't repair it, and cut through cocoons in older comb before bending down the cell walls. Notching must be done properly to allow bees to build successful queen cells and rear high quality queens.

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    This document provides instructions for notching queen cells in bee hives. It discusses notching virgin comb and older comb. The key steps are to identify larvae under 36 hours old, notch cells all the way to the foundation so bees don't repair it, and cut through cocoons in older comb before bending down the cell walls. Notching must be done properly to allow bees to build successful queen cells and rear high quality queens.

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    This document provides instructions for notching queen cells in bee hives. It discusses notching virgin comb and older comb. The key steps are to identify larvae under 36 hours old, notch cells all the way to the foundation so bees don't repair it, and cut through cocoons in older comb before bending down the cell walls. Notching must be done properly to allow bees to build successful queen cells and rear high quality queens.

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    This document provides instructions for notching queen cells in bee hives. It discusses notching virgin comb and older comb. The key steps are to identify larvae under 36 hours old, notch cells all the way to the foundation so bees don't repair it, and cut through cocoons in older comb before bending down the cell walls. Notching must be done properly to allow bees to build successful queen cells and rear high quality queens.

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    HELPFUL

    TIPS FOR NOTCHING 36-HOUR-OR-YOUNGER LARVAE (I)

    Notch Must Reach All The Way Down To The FoundaHon Or Else Bees Will Repair It Back to Worker Brood
    Techniques for Notching Virgin Comb
    Light-colored, virgin comb is the easiest to notch because the 36-hour-or-younger larvae are easy to see and iden9fy and the comb is
    easy to notch because there are no cocoons in the cells yet so that the bo;oms of the notched cells bend down readily and cleanly.
    Step 1: IdenHfy 36-hour-or-younger larvae

    Step 2: Use hive tool to notch out boWom of


    cells all the way to the founda.on or else bees
    will repair it back into worker brood

    A typical-looking notch on fresh, virgin comb

    HELPFUL TIPS FOR NOTCHING 36-HOUR-OR-YOUNGER LARVAE (II)

    Notch Must Reach All The Way Down To The FoundaHon Or Else Bees Will Repair It Back to Worker Brood
    Technique for Notching Older Comb
    Older, darker, deeper comb is more dicult to notch but s9ll can be used to rear quality queens if 36-hour-or-younger larvae are iden9ed in the cells. The diculty of
    notching older comb comes from the fact that the cells are lined with cocoons which makes pulling down the bo;om of the cells tougher. To achieve a precise notch in
    an older comb, the beekeeper can use the sharp edge of the hive tool to drive a cut into the comb at a 90-degree, perpendicular angle and cut the cocoons almost all the
    way to the bo;om of the cells. Then you can bend them down 1/2", aggressively, and they will rip or tear the rest of the way as shown in the illustra9on below

    Mel starts to notch an older comb at


    a 90-degree angle to cut cocoons

    1. Hive tool at 90-degree


    angle

    2. StarHng the notch by


    cu\ng

    3. Ripping through cocoons and


    bending down boWoms of cell walls

    4. Successful notches, note pulled-


    down cocoon Hssues

    REARING SUCCESSFUL QUEEN CELLS AND QUEENS REQUIRES PROPER NOTCHING


    Review

    Step 1: Select 36-hour-or-younger


    larvae and thoroughly notch cells,
    cu\ng through cocoons if
    necessary

    Step 2: Evaluate that notch is


    clear to the base and cocoons
    folded down. Insert notched
    frame back into cell builder. Feed
    by scratching honey cappings or
    providing cane sugar syrup

    Step 3: Seven days later, choose


    best 2 resulHng queen cells and
    eliminate the rest to prevent
    micro-swarming

    OTS QUEENS ARE TOP NOTCH

    A Time-Tested Technology, Proper Notching Makes All The Dierence

    Building a log cabin requires proper notching . . .

    . . . and proper notching by the beekeeper enables honeybees to build a quality queen cell

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