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The age of grafted larvae plays a major part in the quality of resulting queens. The younger the larvae the better the queens. Select the smallest larvae possible, preferably larvae just hatched from the egg. A larvae 0 to 24 hrs old is the same length as an egg. Grafting of eggs themselves is extremely difficult and not recommended. Introducing plastic queen cell cups into strong colonies about one day before grafting allows the bees to clean, polish and warm the cells. Place the frame containing the larva onto a support board at an angle of about 30 degrees, with a cool light shining into the cells so that each larva can beseen. Place the nib or needle of the grafting tool under the royal jelly under the middle of the larva....
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