Mating boxes for queen bees from Apidea
A queen bee should be born in paradise, only then is this queen able to build up a large and efficient bee colony. The laying performance of 2500 and more eggs per day can only be achieved by queens that have not been exposed to any kind of deficiency. The life of the bees takes place in honeycomb galleries. Multi-comb mating boxes are the closest to nature in the bee colony. (EWKs have long been frowned upon. Single-comb mating boxes have only one comb, no comb lanes )
The Apidea mating box is a quality product made of hard foam without metal parts. This makes it ideal for the bees in terms of heat. The material is dyed and 80 - 100 g of bees are sufficient to fill the mating box.
The mating box enables efficient and undisturbed queen rearing with calm bees that feel comfortable in the mating box. According to many experts, the Apidea mating box made of hard foam is one of the best multi-comb boxes currently available. The cover is made of transparent film and the frames have recesses for inserting queen cells so that the queen can hatch directly in the box.
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Description of the Apidea mating box:
-Material: hard-foamed, already colored polystyrene, which is very firmly foamed
-Weight: without food and without bees approx. 430 grams
-Internal dimensions: 18 cm long, 11 cm wide, 12 cm high External dimensions: 24 cm long, 15 cm wide, 17 cm high-Honeycomb area: approx. 200 cm² per frame-Ventilation grid: large dimensions = 22 cm2 pure air passage-Offset flight hole with approach terrace and thus protected against predation
Scope of delivery:-Hive box for 3 or 5 frames withpull-out bottom, bees can be filled in from below
-Lid with cut-out for the queen cell ready for hatching, e.g. in the Nicot breeding system-Front slider / front: This closes the entrance hole when the ventilation is open - and vice versa.
-3 plastic frames that can be plugged together with guides for the center wall
with cut-out for queen cells or feeder cage; with vertical spacer strips and
lateral fly opening; no crushed bees!
-1 Feeding trough for approx. 650g feed dough - removable; with barrier grid, also suitable for liquid feed
For liquid feeding& insert float
-1 Set of shut-off / ventilation grids and
-1 transparent inner lid with feed opening and closing flap. An undisturbed
observation of the bees, the feeding station etc. is possible without any Problems.
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