The Swed
08-12-2009, 10:52 PM
hi. i have around 30 some bee hives and i was wanting to learn how to start beeding queens. how can i start? is there a good book i can read or any good website or any thing else? thanks alot
RayMarler
08-13-2009, 12:20 AM
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesqueenrearing.htm
That's a very good link with TONS of info for you to get started with.
Also, I agree with G. M. Doolittle in Scientific Queen Rearing in 1846 in chapter 23...
"CHAPTER XXIII. REARING A FEW QUEENS.
No apiarist-no matter how few bees he may keep-should consider that he has done his duty by his "pets" until he has learned how to rear Queens. Not only is this a duty which he owes to himself, but in the doing of it he will find the most fascinating part of apiculture. I know of nothing so enticing, or of anything that will so completely absorb the mind, and get one out of that complaining mood which we sometimes fall into, as will the rearing of Queens. When at this work, minutes and hours fly away as though they were not, and even a whole day spent in the closest of this work is only considered a day of recreation."
peletier
08-16-2009, 07:13 AM
There are many books on the subject and lots of info on the web. Thirty hives gives you the resources to do a good job. I suggest jumping right into grafting. This method probably is the most intimidating at first but with practice is not that difficult. Be aware of equipment needs....mating nucs especially.
Raising queens most definitely takes the beekeeper to a new level.