Nicot Queen Rearing System Complete Kit

Nicot Complete Queen Rearing Kit

This is one of the most popular and successful queen rearing system options available in the world. Next to the Jenter system we also sell, the Nicot queen rearing system lets you raise your own queens without grafting or ever touching a larvae. You insert the comb box into a frame and 110 brown cell starter cups are fitted into the back of it. Then you confine the queen in the front of the cage and she immediately lays eggs in the 110 available cells. She can be released the next day. On the 4th day, each newly hatched larvae is ready for transfer.

You remove each cell starter cup and insert it into a cell cup holder. You then slide this unit onto a cell bar holder attached to a cell bar. To finish the cells, place the cell bar into a cell building colony for completion.

Our complete kit comes with a comb box, 110 brown cell cups, 10 cell cup holders, 10 cell fixtures.

All pieces are reusable except the cell cups.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Nicot a good system for beekeeping?
Yes. The Nicot queen rearing system is a popular option for beekeepers who want to raise queens without grafting and with a reusable setup.

What is the process of queen rearing?
In this system, the queen lays eggs in the comb box, the larvae are transferred on day 4, and the cells are finished in a cell building colony.

What is the jenter method of queen rearing?
The Jenter method is another queen rearing approach. Like Nicot, it is designed to help beekeepers raise queens without directly handling larvae.