QUEEN REARING WORKSHOPS

You will need:  

1. Bee Suit  /   Veil  
    
2. Your own NUC  
   (Session 2)
   
3. Snack, Lunch box, Drink
    
4. Something to take  notes with
   (optional)

Prerequisite:  

Certificate from Beekeeper School or equivalent

Note:   In order to prevent the spread of disease, tools will be available for use at the workshop.

SESSION 1,  May 10, 2025 

• Registration @ 9:30 + Class 10-3
• Introduction to the Cloake Board Method
• Learn how Brother Adam, Jay Smith and Michael Palmer all used the same techniques to start queen cells
• Snelgrove Board Method
• How to make up a Mating Nuc with Live Bees and install a Queen Cell
• Graft with instruction

SESSION 2,   May 17, 2025

• Students will bring a Mating Nuc to class and install a queen cell

            >  Nuc Inspection

• Cloake Board Method review
• Snelgrove board techniques
• Students graft with instruction

SESSION 3,   May 31, 2025 

• Setting up a Cell Starter (Adam-Smith-Palmer)
• C.C. Miller Method
• Cell Punch Technique
• Students Nuc Inspections
  - Queen Emergence    - Finding eggs   - Marking the Queen  

           - Evaluate Laying Pattern

SESSION 4,    June 7, 2025 

• Discuss Gilbert Doolittle Method
• C.C. Miller
• Snelgrove Board
• Liquid Nitrogen Hygienic Test
• Record Keeping
• Take home your new queen