Queen-rearing
Why rear your own queens?
Every year we see many beekeepers panicking about queenless hives. If they had reared queens as a matter of course, this would not be an issue since they would always have a supply close at hand. Rearing queens is also a must for anyone doing their Intermediate or Senior exams. Even if you simply raise your swarm cells with no sophisticated grafting, you will always have plenty of queens.
Queen-rearing references
- Reference information on queen-rearing, covering a dozen different methods, by Dave Cushman
- Beespoke.info on queen-rearing
Queen-rearing Documents
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