Queen Caging & Catching Kit

Complete Queen Caging & Catching Kit for Safe Queen Handling

The OZ Armour Queen Caging & Catching Kit brings together the essential tools needed to catch, handle and temporarily secure queen bees during hive inspections and queen-management work. The kit includes a queen cage, a queen cage with metallic needles for attachment to the hive, and a queen catcher.

Having these tools together makes queen handling more organised and gives beekeepers a practical setup for routine queen introduction, inspection and management. Explore OZ Armour for beekeeping equipment, queen-rearing supplies, hive tools and other essentials for your apiary.

Complete Queen Handling Kit

The kit combines three useful pieces of queen-handling equipment in one package. Instead of purchasing a cage, needle cage and catcher separately, beekeepers can keep the main tools together and ready whenever a queen needs to be located or contained.

This makes the kit particularly useful for beekeepers who regularly work with queens or are building their queen-rearing equipment collection.

Queen Cage for Secure Containment

The included queen cage provides a controlled enclosure for temporarily holding a queen during handling, transportation or hive-management work.

A dedicated cage helps prevent accidental release while the beekeeper prepares for the next stage of the queen introduction or management process.

Queen Cage With Metallic Needles

The kit also includes a queen cage with metallic needles, designed to attach securely to the hive. The needles help keep the cage positioned where it is placed rather than allowing it to move around between hive components.

This can be particularly useful during queen introduction when the cage needs to remain accessible to the colony.

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

Queen Catcher for Careful Handling

The included queen catcher is designed to help beekeepers safely capture and handle the queen during inspections. A dedicated catcher can make locating and moving a queen more controlled than attempting to pick her up directly.

This is useful when a queen needs to be transferred into a cage, inspected or moved temporarily.

Designed for Queen Introduction

Queen cages are commonly used when introducing a new queen to a colony. The cage provides temporary separation while the colony becomes accustomed to the queen before she is released.

The combination of a standard cage and a hive-attachable metallic-needle cage gives beekeepers useful options for different queen-management situations.

Useful During Hive Inspections

Finding and handling a queen can sometimes be one of the more delicate parts of a hive inspection. Having a queen catcher and cages ready can make the process more organised when the queen needs to be temporarily contained.

The compact kit is easy to keep with other hive inspection and queen-rearing equipment.

Durable and Practical Design

The kit is made from durable materials designed for repeated beekeeping use. The individual tools are lightweight and straightforward to handle, making them suitable for both occasional queen management and more regular queen-rearing work.

Suitable for Beginners and Experienced Beekeepers

The Queen Caging & Catching Kit is useful for beginners learning queen handling as well as experienced beekeepers who regularly introduce, replace or manage queens.

Having the essential components together can also make it easier to prepare for inspections before opening the hive.

What's Included

• 1 × Queen Cage
• 1 × Queen Cage with Metallic Needles
• 1 × Queen Catcher
• Designed for safe queen handling
• Suitable for temporary queen containment
• Useful for queen introduction
• Metallic needles for secure hive attachment
• Compact and easy to handle
• Durable materials
• Suitable for queen-rearing work
• Useful during hive inspections
• Suitable for beginner and experienced beekeepers

A Practical Kit for Queen Management

The OZ Armour Queen Caging & Catching Kit combines a queen cage, metallic-needle queen cage and queen catcher into one convenient setup. It provides beekeepers with the basic tools needed to catch, contain and manage queens during hive inspections and introduction work.

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