Re: What have you done today bee-related?
PostPosted:06 Jul 2019, 21:14
[quote=AdamD post_id=3931 time=1562416827 user_id=111
The queen is transferred to the left hand and held between the thumb and first two fingers - for me, I generally have the queen's feet resting on my middle finger with the thumb and forefinger on either side. Sometimes she will wriggle and try to get away and it's a bit of an art to reposition her in your fingers - obviously you don't want to squeeze her too much!
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Adam I know of no serious beekeeper who practices this tweo finger/thumb hold. Sorry to be blunt but it's a really difficult technique to learn. BBKA idea for some reason. Holding on comb is far easier, or...
1. Crown of thorns. Not always successful bet really easy to mark queen and a bit of twisting and turning can usually get wing stuck through the grid.
2. Buy one of thees twist and mark cages from Thornes. Depth stopped so you can't squash queen...Of course here you have to pick queen up.
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3. My favorite way is as you say...simply trap queen on comb with two fingers and clip....
The queen is transferred to the left hand and held between the thumb and first two fingers - for me, I generally have the queen's feet resting on my middle finger with the thumb and forefinger on either side. Sometimes she will wriggle and try to get away and it's a bit of an art to reposition her in your fingers - obviously you don't want to squeeze her too much!
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Adam I know of no serious beekeeper who practices this tweo finger/thumb hold. Sorry to be blunt but it's a really difficult technique to learn. BBKA idea for some reason. Holding on comb is far easier, or...
1. Crown of thorns. Not always successful bet really easy to mark queen and a bit of twisting and turning can usually get wing stuck through the grid.
2. Buy one of thees twist and mark cages from Thornes. Depth stopped so you can't squash queen...Of course here you have to pick queen up.
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3. My favorite way is as you say...simply trap queen on comb with two fingers and clip....