Duo Grafting Tool

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Kit of 2 PRO Chinese grafters for queen breeders — grafting tool with flexible tongue to lift larvae of less than 24 h without damage. PRO differentiator: better acceptance rate than the standard grafter. Working as a duo allows alternation and backup in sessions of 30-60 grafts.

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Details of Duo Grafting Tool

Kit of 2 professional Chinese grafting tools for queen breeders. The classic tool for grafting — extracting larvae of less than 24 hours from their cell and depositing them in the queen cup without damage. The PRO grafter has the thinnest tongue and best flexibility in the catalogue, designed for beekeepers who rear queens in batches and need the highest possible acceptance rate.

🐝 What a Chinese grafter is for — fundamentals

In queen rearing by grafting (Doolittle method), the beekeeper picks worker larvae of less than 24 hours from the brood chamber of a selected hive and deposits them in cups (Nicot cells, Karl Jenter or plastic cups) on which nurse bees will build queen cells. The larva must be transferred without touching it with fingers, without removing the royal jelly around it, and without inverting it from its original position. The Chinese grafter has a flat flexible tongue that slides under the larva, lifts it with its royal jelly and deposits it in the cup.

🔧 PRO vs standard — the difference that matters

Standard-grade Chinese grafters have stiffer and thicker tongues. They work, but the acceptance rate of larvae drops due to microscopic damage to the cuticle during transfer. The PRO grafters in this kit have a thinner tongue and better flexibility — they slide cleanly under the larva without pressing it. For a breeder with 50+ queen cells per season, the acceptance percentage is the difference between getting 35 or 45 queens with the same work.

💡 Why the duo kit

Grafting is done in batches: a typical session is 30-60 consecutive grafts to fill a complete brood frame. Working with two grafters in alternation lets you keep one loaded while the other deposits, speeding up the rhythm and reducing total time out of thermal control (larvae must not cool down). Also, if a tongue breaks halfway through a session, you have the second one ready to continue without stopping the batch.

📋 Technical sheet

Type	Kit of 2 PRO Chinese grafters for grafting
Material	Plastic handle · flexible tongue
Application	Queen rearing by grafting (Doolittle method)
Target larva	Worker larvae ≤ 24 h with royal jelly
PRO differentiator	Thinner and more flexible tongue than standard grafter
Why duo	Alternating work · backup if breakage · batch rhythm
Compatible with	Nicot cells · Karl Jenter · plastic cups · any grafting system
Companion products	Cell-bar frame · Nicot cages · grafting bar · plastic cups