Queen cages and caps

For beekeepers involved in queen rearing, essential items of equipment include queen cages and caps. They are used for transporting newly reared young queen bees.

Purpose of a queen bee cage

A queen cage is designed for temporarily holding queen bees and introducing them into queenless colonies.

The lower part of the cage contains a compartment for feed. In the upper part there is an opening through which the queen bee is released or placed inside.

In queen rearing, beekeepers need queen cages for different purposes:

• Queen mailing cage;
• Queen isolation cage;
• Queen protection cage;
• Queen introduction cage.

Purpose of a queen cap

A queen cap is used to temporarily cover the queen bee on the comb. It is also used for introducing a queen bee into a colony when replacing her.

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