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  • Queen Bees
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  • 2019 WORKSHOP
  • Pest & Disease Survey
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 Archie is joined by Scott Herbert from Charlton Bee Company along with the Wetlands Apiary crew consisting of Bob Hickey, Carolyn Holmes, Roger Hill, Scott McKinley, Ron Boidi and Kenny Pearl 

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In the Bee Lab with Carolyn, Archie, Ron, Scott, and Bob.

Catching drones

Catching drones

Catching drones

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The crew is catching and picking out "mature" drones and installing into a drone cage

Catching drones

Catching drones

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Drones can be collected the day before insemination 

Catching drones

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Inserting a drone into a drone cage

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A drone cage comprised of a queen excluder so that workers can go in and feed the drones

Drones were released into a "butterfly grow house" prior to eversion
Getting the process ready
Observations can be made from both the microscope and a video screen
Drawing the semen
Placing the queen in the tube

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