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| Class suiting up for going into the hive. |
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| Locating the correct size larvae. |
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| Cell punch method. |
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| Master Beekeeper Instructors: Robert Shoemaker and George Baldwin |
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| Grafting: German grafting tool. |
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| You must have good eyes or a magnifying glass. |
Our little bees make all the difference in the world one flower at a time. ~ Mtn Forest Honey
Friday, May 20, 2016
Time out...Queen Rearing Class 101 !
How to make your apiary grow can be a tedious and time consuming task. You can do spring splits, find frames of 1-3 days old eggs and start another hive or you can remove queen cells or by grafting. There are several ways to grow your apiary; they call this learning the art of Queen Rearing. You have to be able to recognize the season, the type of cell, larvae or egg in which to graft and then relocate to a suitable home for raising a queen. The best way to learn is by attending a specialized class on this subject. The class I recently attended is taught by Master Beekeepers: Robert Shoemaker and George Baldwin in Shelby County, Alabama but you must have been a beekeeper for at least 1 year.
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