queen rearing

[silver bee]

I would like to know what opinions there are for rearing queens. What equipment is used and were to get it.

[Sungold]

Well you certainly have come to the right place. Just start clicking and reading. If you come up with any specific questions, use the search tool up top or post again.

[Michael Bush]

http://www.beesource.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000234#000013
http://www.beesource.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000225#000001
http://www.beesource.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000213#000004
http://www.beesource.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000161#000008
http://www.beesource.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000076#000000

Here's a start.

[silver bee]

Thanks

I've dicided to order the equipment from www.betterbee.com, (http://www.betterbee.com,) could you tell me what I should order. They have a Complete Queen Rearing Kit for 60$, but is there anything else I would need. They also have some books on queen rearing but I don't know wich to get.

[Michael Bush]

You'll need something for mating nucs. You can make them or buy something. Depending on how many queens you want to raise and how strong and how many hives you have to steal bees from for the mating nucs it's nice to have small ones. I make 2 medium frame mating nucs. You can buy two deep frame mating nucs from Betterbee or two by four deep mating nucs from Walter T. Kelly.

A FWOF (Floor without a floor) or something similar is helpful.

Read the Ohio queen breeders page (refered to in the above links).

[silver bee]

Thanks

Do I need anything else.

What does a FWOF look like.

[Michael Bush]

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/bush/bush_bees.htm

Search on this page for FWOF. There are several pictures. You don't HAVE to have one, but it simplifies combining back to a queenright finisher.