Medium hobby queen incubator (400 cells).

The A-140 is a professional mid-range queen rearing incubator designed to maintain queen cells under stable temperature, humidity, and ventilation conditions during the final stage of development. It is a very useful machine for beekeepers working with grafting, queen selection, and mating nuclei.

This model allows incubation of up to 400 queen cells , offering a very interesting capacity for professional beekeepers, queen breeders and farms that need to organize breeding batches with greater control and security.

The incubator helps reduce the dependence of the finishing hives in the final days before emergence. It allows the queen cells to be kept in a more constant environment, preventing sudden changes in temperature or humidity that can affect the development of the future queens.

It is equipped with forced ventilation to distribute air evenly inside the chamber, interior lighting to facilitate visual inspection, and an insulated structure that helps to better maintain the working temperature.

The Mini LED Advanced electronic control allows for precise temperature management and humidity monitoring, simplifying daily incubator operation. The external control panel helps protect the electronics from internal humidity and condensation.

In queen rearing, a stable temperature is essential for achieving more uniform hatching rates. The incubator should be turned on in advance of introducing the queen cells, ensuring that the internal temperature is maintained correctly.

In addition to its primary use for incubating queen cells , this model can also be used for other beekeeping tasks under proper management, such as drying pollen with appropriate trays or gently liquefying crystallized honey by temperature control.

Advantages for the beekeeper:

• Capacity for up to 400 real cells .
• Ideal for queen rearing, grafting and mating nuclei.
• It helps maintain a more stable temperature during the final development of the queens.
• It facilitates the organization of breeding batches and controlled births.
• It reduces dependence on finishing hives in the final days.
• Interior ventilation for a more even distribution of air.
• Internal lighting for easier inspection of the actual cells.
• Professional and versatile equipment for beekeeping operations.

Once hatched, virgin queens must be handled carefully and introduced into mating nuclei at the appropriate time. This incubator does not replace good beekeeping practices, but it provides a very practical tool for improving control during a delicate phase of queen rearing .

Technical specifications:

• Model: A-140.
• Main use: queen cell incubator for queen rearing.
• Capacity: up to 400 actual cells.
• Power supply: 220 - 240 V.
• Frequency: 50 - 60 Hz.
• Power consumption: 150 W.
• Control: Mini LED Advanced electronic control unit.
• Temperature: adjustable.
• Humidity: display and control according to equipment configuration.
• Ventilation: forced ventilation by means of an electronic motor fan.
• Interior lighting: included.
• Basic humidification: using the included water tray.
• Automatic humidification: available as an external option, not included unless expressly indicated.
• Structure: PVC or steel insulated panel with polystyrene cavity, depending on the version.
• External dimensions: approximately 51 x 62 x 65.5 cm.
• Interior dimensions: approximately 46 x 38 x 50.5 cm.
• Packaging dimensions: approximately 61 x 71 x 75 cm.
• Approximate weight: 30 kg.
• Special pull-out drawer: optional, not included unless expressly indicated.
• Interior slats or strips: not included unless expressly indicated.
• Other possible uses: drying pollen and liquefying crystallized honey with suitable accessories.