This is our full standard insemination kit with standard syringe syringe
mounted on the kit.
It has many SAE 304 stainless
steel parts, built to last. Compatible with Schley and other equipment
and made to a very high standard, we use parts from a few
manufacturers to bring the best kit available. The kit uses standard
luer fittings. We use suppliers from UK and Turkey, and the kit is
ready to go with everything you need except CO2 source (bottle) and
Microscope, it includes spare glass tips, hooks and forceps, forceps
are a huge upgrade to sting hooks usually found on budget plastic, 3D
printed or Chinese kits.
The kit includes a CO2
regulator and bubble counter, The CO2 bottle or source is not included
but are readily available from aquarium suppliers very reasonably, we
used for the last 6 years a converted fire extinguisher and the
regulator fits straight on (W21.8 otherwise known as DIN 477), ready to
go. The regulator might differ to the one that is on the photo and
is the only Chinese part on the instrument. Adaptors can be purchased
locally if you wish to use 12g, paintball canister (9oz, 12oz) soda
stream etc, you can also use the CO2 kit to anaesthetise bees for mini
nucs.
The microscope is not included
in this kit. We use various X10 microscopes, and you can get a reasonable one from ebay from around £160, just a simple x10
microscope is absolutely fine, Zenith, Amscope or Swift with a 24cm
focal length gives enough room to work underneath, there are many
others to choose from but beware some microscopes dont allow enough
working room and you need to add a Barlow lens to increase working
distance. You will need a microscope with a light source or use a
separate light, the above Swift includes two cool LED lights, contact
us for help in choosing. Please note, it is very difficult/impossible
to use a microscope with a 2d display screen, I certainly can't use
one, you really need a scope with oculars.
With this kit you use the
syringe mounted on the kit. You get a spares box including a spare
internal syringe for the new stainless steel syringe, recently upgraded
from aluminium, a queen back up tube, a handheld probe with luer
fitting for aiding with the queen, a plastic case containing glass tips
and allen keys to make adjustments.
The kit is guaranteed for 5 years.
We
stock all spare parts, glass tips of various sizes, lengths and shapes, capillary tubes,
hooks, syringes, forceps, Harbo kits, tubing, queen backup tubes, everything you need to inseminate queen bees, we
give advice, lessons and support.
We
have an information page on Facebook called
queeninsemination https://www.facebook.com/queenbeeinsemination/ we have a YouTube channel
called Queen Insemination and we have a website www.buckfastqueen.com
We
ship worldwide with UPS on kits and large items, Europe is £20 and the
rest of the world around £50 for delivery, and have stock for immediate
delivery. We send smaller items with the local carriers and worldwide
tracked is around £15 for most smaller items
We require a telephone number and email for customs declaration and tracking, all items are sent from the EU
Check out our reviews and feedback for confidence in our product.
Below we have a video of our full kit with harbo demonstrating how smooth the controls on the kit are.