What you’ll learn:
The queen bee is the most important individual in a honey bee colony. She maintains a colony by laying 1500-2000 eggs per day in the spring and summer. Participants will learn about the many factors that contribute to rearing quality queens.
Course objectives:
- Grafting larvae for queen rearing
- Understanding mating boxes and nucleus colonies
- How to handle virgin and mated queens
- How to mark and successfully introduce a queen to a colony
- Basic beekeeping techniques
Who this course is designed for:
This class is designed for hobby beekeepers, experienced beekeepers, commercial beekeepers, and bee researchers.
For information and enrollment
https://courses.cpe.asu.edu/browse/sols/courses/cpe-sols-queen-bee-rearing-mar
