Cuchillo corto 12cm listo para cortar cria

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Short uncapping knife with a 12 cm blade, easy to handle in supers, nucs and the tidy-up work where a long blade gets in the way. It also opens drone brood to check varroa pressure under the cappings, and cuts comb. The precision tool that always ends up in the apiary box.

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Most uncapping knives are 21 to 28 cm long: fine for sweeping a whole frame, but awkward the moment the job gets fiddly. This short model, with a 12 cm blade, is built for exactly that — the close work where a long blade only gets in the way.

📐 A short blade reaches where a long one gets in the way

In supers, nucs or when tidying up the sunken patches a long knife can't reach cleanly, 12 cm works off the wrist rather than the whole arm. The same blade handles cutting comb, prising frames apart or opening feed bags.

🌿 Open the drone brood and check the varroa

Varroa concentrates in drone brood, so opening it while capped is a quick way to see whether mites are sitting under the cappings. It helps you gauge varroa pressure as part of a wider colony inspection. That said: drone brood usually carries more mites than the colony average, so treat it as a warning sign rather than a definitive count — for a comparable figure, pair it with an adult-bee sample.

💡 Get the cleanest cut

With its plain blade, it works neatly on light, fresh wax; kept sharp and warmed in hot water, it slices the cappings without dragging. Keep two knives on the go and alternate them, and dry it well after the day's work so the edge lasts season after season.

📋 Specifications

Type	Short uncapping knife / multi-purpose
Blade length	12 cm
Blade type	Plain
Blade material	Stainless steel
Handle	Wood
Main uses	Uncapping · checking drone brood · cutting comb