Queen Cell Incubator Humidity

When the bees cap off the queen cells they have finished feeding them.

Queen cell incubator humidity.

Queen bee cell incubators the incubators and accessories in our bee keeping section are specifically designed to provide the conditions necessary for successful queen bee cell incubation. I then move the cell bars with the capped queen cells to the incubator. I keep the humidity between 60 and 80 which is hard to do. Other incubators have an automatically regulated humidity.

Note a sheet of metal is placed over the light bulbs to avoid direct radiant heating of the comb or queen cells placed in the incubator. Keep a moist towel over the cells to keep humidity levels higher. If you use tissue culture plates or dishes the incubator must be humidified to prevent evaporation. Sealed flasks can be kept in dry incubators.

I also added to 1 1 4 holes on each side down low and one hole in the top for oxygen. I transfer the queen cells on day 14. Some incubators have a pan of water in them to humidify the atmosphere. This is a queen cell incubator.

Our 5 frame queen cell incubator includes the ranco etc 11100 000 digital temperature controller for precise temperature control within 1 degree. Monitor the temperature and ensure it does not exceed 34 degrees celsius. A sponge and or container of water not shown should be placed in the incubator to maintain the humidity. It is portable making it easy to transport queen cells or frames of brood from the hive indoors for grafting in addition to storing capped queen cells or virgin queens until they are placed in mating.

The foam tray can be removed and placed in a larger incubator or hot water cupboard overnight. It s set to run at 35c and 55 humidity. These are my extra cells i did not put directl.