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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => REQUEENING & RAISING NEW QUEENS => Topic started by: adamant on April 20, 2012, 11:19:55 pm

Title: removing queen cells attached to Raised Cell Plastic Foundation
Post by: adamant on April 20, 2012, 11:19:55 pm

cutting cells out of bees wax foundation is easy how about cutting them out of Raised Cell Plastic Foundation?

Title: Re: removing queen cells attached to Raised Cell Plastic Foundation
Post by: beehappy1950 on April 21, 2012, 01:12:59 am

Maybe a really sharp knife. Or take the whole frame to new hive.

Title: Re: removing queen cells attached to Raised Cell Plastic Foundation
Post by: Michael Bush on April 21, 2012, 01:30:02 am

I gave up cutting them and use the entire frame... no matter how many cells are on it...

Title: Re: removing queen cells attached to Raised Cell Plastic Foundation
Post by: GoodWeather on April 21, 2012, 02:11:23 am

I was considering dremeling the plastic frame with an engraving tool but I haven't done it yet.

Title: Re: removing queen cells attached to Raised Cell Plastic Foundation
Post by: Jim134 on April 21, 2012, 08:59:07 am

Quote from: adamant on April 20, 2012, 11:19:55 pm

cutting cells out of bees wax foundation is easy how about cutting them out of Raised Cell Plastic Foundation?

 My bee do not make plastic foundation  :-D

 If you use  plastic foundation  just move the frame to a new box and do not cut cells.


         BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)