Raising Queen Cells Without Grafting

[Cheech]

What a great thread Oldtimer and just in time for me to catch and read it.
I will be using your method to raise queens for the first time and with your lessons here, i can't miss

[Oldtimer]

Thanks Cheech, all the best.

Is there a queen breeding industry in Jamaica or do people just breed for themselves?

[Cheech]

OT, I'm new to beekeeping, just started studying it Nov. last year.
Haven't heard of a queen farm as such, but talked to some experienced keepers in my area who indicate they would sell queens. So I imagine there are some who do raise some queens but most I hear increase by splits.
I'm kinda partial to the Mike Palmer way of thinking, so I intend to be doing some queen raising on a small scale for hobby purposes

[Oldtimer]

Yes well you won't do much better than using Michael Palmers methods, and not just for the queen rearing side.