Queen Rearing Workshops
Workshops tend to fill up quickly, so please register early.
The cost is $300 (cash only)
This workshop will consist of four sessions / four hours each, May through June.
Registration starts at 9:30am on Session 1. There will be Q&A from 9:30 am to 10:00 am (optional). Class starts promptly at 10:00 am and will go until 3pm..
Each 5 hour session will be scheduled on a Saturday or Sunday. Saturday classes may be rescheduled to Sunday due to weather
If you are interested, please contact: wetlandsapiary@gmail.com or phone (617) 909-3331
What to bring?
You will need:
- Bee Suit / Veil / Hive Tool
- Your own NUC
(Session 2)
- Snack, Lunch box, Drink
- Something to take notes with
(optional)
Prerequisite:
Certificate from
Beekeeper School
2019 WORKSHOP SESSIONS
SESSION 1, SUNDAY, May 19 (registration)
- Identify proper size larvae and age
- Grafting with instruction
- How to make up a mating nuc with live bees
- Doolittle method
SESSION 2, SATURDAY, May 25
- Install queen cells into mating nucs
- Set up a Cloake Board on a hive (phase one)
- Live manipulation of bees - Non Grafting techniques
- Double Screen Board
SESSION 3, SATURDAY, June 8
- Inspect mating nucs
- Queen Emergence / Recognition - Queen confinement cage
- Cloak Board (phase 2)
SESSION 4, SATURDAY, June 22
- Mating nuc inspection
- Mated/Laying Pattern/Finding eggs
- Marking Queens
- Review
- Graduation and Cookout
Why raise your own Queens?
Raising your own queens is a part of sustainable beekeeping. There are a number of benefits, including saving money, raising queens with survivor and disease resistance traits, requeening your own hive, and most importantly, learning a valuable new skill.
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Workshop Outline
Here is more detail on what to expect in each session
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