Queen Cell Cups

Queen Cell Cups for Reliable Queen Rearing

The OZ Armour Queen Cell Cups are designed for beekeepers raising queen bees through grafting and other queen-rearing methods. Made from durable black polypropylene, these cups provide a reusable base for developing queen cells and are compatible with standard queen-rearing equipment.

Their simple design makes them a practical component for both small-scale queen-rearing projects and larger breeding operations. Explore OZ Armour for queen-rearing equipment, hive supplies, beekeeping tools and other essentials for your apiary.

Durable Polypropylene Construction

The cups are made from solid black polypropylene, providing a lightweight but durable construction for repeated queen-rearing use.

Polypropylene also makes the cups suitable for cleaning and sterilisation between uses, helping you maintain your queen-rearing equipment.

Designed for Queen Cell Grafting

Queen cell cups provide the foundation for developing queen cells during a grafting process. After young larvae are transferred into the cups, the cups can be positioned within suitable queen-rearing equipment for colony acceptance and development.

This makes them an essential consumable for beekeepers who regularly raise queens.

Boilable and Reusable

The cups are designed to be boiled and reused, allowing them to be sterilised before another queen-rearing cycle. This can help reduce the ongoing cost of replacing cell cups for every grafting session.

Boiling the cups in beeswax can also help improve initial acceptance by the bees.

Standard Size for Queen-Rearing Equipment

The cups are designed in a standard size compatible with queen-rearing equipment and frames. This makes them suitable for use with common cell-bar and grafting setups.

Their compatibility allows beekeepers to incorporate them into existing queen-rearing systems without requiring specialised equipment.

For more queen-rearing and hive-management equipments, explore our beekeeping tools and accessories.

Solid Black Colour

The solid black colour provides clear contrast around the developing queen cell, making the cups easy to see when assembling cell bars and inspecting queen-rearing equipment.

The dark colour also gives the cups a clean, professional appearance when preparing multiple cells.

Useful for Multiple Queen-Rearing Methods

The cups can be used with different queen-rearing approaches, including grafting and cell-bar applications. This gives beekeepers flexibility when developing a queen-rearing setup.

They can be paired with grafting tools, cell holders, queen-rearing frames and other equipment used throughout the queen-production process.

Suitable for Beginners and Experienced Queen Rearers

The straightforward design makes the cups suitable for beginners learning queen rearing as well as experienced beekeepers producing queens regularly.

Because they are reusable, keeping a supply available can also make it easier to prepare equipment ahead of planned grafting sessions.

Key Features

• Queen Cell Cups
• Solid black polypropylene
• Durable construction
• Boilable and reusable
• Suitable for sterilisation
• Standard size
• Compatible with queen-rearing equipment
• Suitable for queen cell grafting
• Suitable for cell-bar applications
• Designed for queen cell development
• Lightweight and easy to handle
• Suitable for repeated queen-rearing work
• Useful for hobby and commercial queen breeders
• Suitable for beginner and experienced beekeepers

A Reusable Foundation for Queen Rearing

The OZ Armour Queen Cell Cups provide a durable and reusable foundation for queen cell development. Their solid black polypropylene construction, standard sizing and compatibility with grafting and cell-bar applications make them a practical component of a beekeeper's queen-rearing equipment.

For practical information about queen rearing, grafting, queen introduction and seasonal beekeeping, read the OZ Armour blogs.