NICOT CNE2 cell cup holder block, fits CNE1 support and holds the CNE3 cup

01 · ONE CUP PER BLOCK

How many you actually need

The block is dimensioned to hold one CNE3 cup, and that is that. Raising ten queens takes ten supports, ten blocks and ten cups, spaced along the bar of the raising frame. It is the commonest miscalculation when starting with NICOT: one of each piece is ordered on the assumption that the block is the bar holding the whole series. Tie the number to the cells you want to raise, and add a few spares.

02 · TWO JOBS

A cup now, a candy compartment later

The maker gives it a second use that saves material: with the plug, the same block becomes a candy compartment for introducing queens. So the frame you used for raising also serves as the introduction system in the queenless colony, without buying separate cages. It is a small detail that changes the material count of a rearing season.

03 · CLEANING

Non-porous material, cleaning without compromises

Neutral beige in food-grade plastic, non-porous: it does not take up residual smells the bees would reject. Between batches you scrape it with the hive tool, wash it with hot water under pressure — up to 60 °C — and, if needed, disinfect with diluted bleach. It comes out ready for the next batch with no propolis or wax left, and it lasts season after season: beekeepers who start with NICOT are still using the same blocks years later.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Sold by the unit. Count one per queen cell, with its support and its cup.