Comments on: Cloake Board Method of Queen Rearing

By: Gimlet

Gimlet — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:32:22 +0000

In reply to Drew Bardell. You've probably got a day or two's grace but be careful, the longer they are left 'queenless' the more desperate they become. That suits your cause for a short while but then they will get creative so be very careful and check that they have no queen cells elsewhere. They have been known to steal an egg from another hive!

By: Drew Bardell

Drew Bardell — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:55:20 +0000

Hi, i have set up my cloake board & ready for day 9, but typically is wet & windy today so i cant get my laevae for grafts. Is it o.k to be a day or 2 over at this stage? And then wait another day once there in to let them start raising q/cells then remove insert as normal.

Thanks for any advice

Drew

By: Gimlet

Gimlet — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:00:43 +0000

In reply to frank corbett.

Hello Frank,
Thank you for your comment – that’s got the old grey matter running early!
I think you are mixing up two time sequences – queen cell development and the Cloake board method.
Don’t forget the little larvae you add in on Day 9 of the Cloake board method are already 4 days old.
As you quite rightly say, the queens will emerge on their 16 day which is 12 days later.
Add 12 days to Day 9 of the Cloake board method and you come to Day 21.
Hope that makes sense.

By: frank corbett

frank corbett — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 23:10:31 +0000

hi found your article on the cloake board intresting but i thought the queen emerges on day 16 give or take a day depending on the temp 16 days for a queen 21 days for a worker 24 days for a drone thanks frank