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
In the Bee Lab with Carolyn, Archie, Ron, Scott, and Bob.
Catching drones
Catching drones
Catching drones
The crew is catching and picking out "mature" drones and installing into a drone cage
Catching drones
Catching drones
Drones can be collected the day before insemination
Catching drones
Inserting a drone into a drone cage
A drone cage comprised of a queen excluder so that workers can go in and feed the drones
The queen's abdomen needs to be placed in the back of the tube
At first, the stinger needs to be pulled back
Prepping for instrumental insemination
