Sedef Queen Rearing Kit
The Sedef Queen Rearing Kit is a graft-free cupkit system for raising your own queens. Instead of grafting day-old larvae by hand, you confine the queen over the kit's laying plate so she lays directly into removable cell cups — then move those cups to a cell-building colony to finish. It's an approachable way for beekeepers at any level to raise several queens at once from their best stock.
Features
- Graft-free cupkit system — the queen lays directly into removable cell cups, so no grafting of larvae is needed
- Includes cell cups, cup holders, and the cage and mounting parts for the laying plate
- Made from non-toxic plastic
- Raise multiple queen cells in a single round
- Cups transfer into a standard cell bar frame for finishing
How it works in real life
You confine the queen on the laying plate for roughly a day so she lays eggs in the cups. Release her, then move the occupied cups to a queenless cell-building colony, where nurse bees raise them into capped queen cells.
A graft-free system removes the hardest part of queen rearing — handling tiny larvae under good light with a steady hand — so beekeepers get workable results without grafting practice. You still control the genetics by choosing which colony provides the laying queen.
Before you order
- This is a graft-free laying system; you still need a queenless cell-building colony to finish the cells.
- Occupied cups transfer to a queen rearing frame (sold separately).
- Plastic components — hand wash and air dry.
- Best results come from strong colonies with plenty of nurse bees.
Pairs Well With
- Queen Rearing Frame — holds the cell bars while the colony finishes the cells
- Plastic Queen Cell Cups — replacement and additional cups
- Posca Queen Bee Marking Pen — mark each new queen as she emerges
Specifications
- System: graft-free cupkit
- Material: non-toxic plastic
- Weight: 0.85 lb
- Dimensions: 6 x 3.25 x 5.5 in
FAQ
Do I need to graft larvae?
No. The queen lays directly into the cups, which is the whole point of a graft-free system.
What else do I need?
A queenless cell-building colony to raise the cells and a frame to hold the cups while they finish.
Is this suitable for beginners?
Yes. Skipping the grafting step makes it one of the more forgiving ways to start raising queens.
How many queens can I raise at once?
Multiple per round, depending on how many cups you fill and how strong your cell builder is.
