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Wetlands Apiary
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  • Queen Bees + Nucs
  • Workshops
  • Workshop Gallery
  • Education
  • Contact
  • Links
  • Library
  • 2023 Workshop

Welcome to Wetlands Apiary!

We are a group of Backyard Beekeepers who research, study, and teach various queen rearing techniques.


We provide Queen bees, Spring Nucs, and hold Workshops on Queen rearing (we do not sell bee supplies).

Wetlands Apiary is located in the Plymouth / Norfolk County area in Massachusetts.

Workshop Information

Putting together a NUC Colony

  • Choose a strong overwintered colony
  • Locate 3 frames of brood and 2 frames of Pollen and Nectar for the NUC.
  • If you locate the queen, use a clip to confine her until you are ready to put everything back (most importantly, keep her out of the NUC)

CONGRATULATIONS TO KENNY PEARL, "Beekeeper of the Year"

Early Spring Inspection

Checking out 6 day old grafts and early spring hive inspections

A Winter Exercise; Looking at Nosema through the microscope

Working on our Microscope skills.

Teaching each other how to take a sample of honeybees and prepare them to make a microscope slide for analysis of Nosema spores.

Nosema is a late spring killer of bee colonies in northern climates

Bees collected for sampling

Congratulations to Ken Warchol on his retirement

After 45 years, Ken Warchol has retired as a Massachusetts State Bee Inspector

We all wish him well and hopefully he will be back at Wetlands Apiary inspiring all of us. 

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Select "More Information..." for further details.  We are located in the Brockton,  Massachusetts area).

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Workshops

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Learn about Queen Bee Rearing, which includes techniques in grafting along with hands-on training in the bee yard

Workshops

Education

Queen Bees and Nucs for Sale

Education

Stay Tuned!  In the past, we've had speakers visit to talk about Varroa, Queen Rearing, and other topics.

Education

eMail:  wetlandsapiary@gmail.com

Facebook

A Swarm finding a home in a swarm trap

For those of you who enjoy watching bees, this is a good one.

Ken Warchol visits Wetlands Apiary

Advice on keeping your bees calm.

Student Grafting Results

Here are the grafting results from the class of 2021

Working in the Apiary during COVID-19

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