Tag Archives: Queen Rearing

New NWC Carniolan Queen Rescued

Posted on May 8, 2012 by ed

It was 7:00pm and I had just arrived at our NWC Carniolan Breeding yard.  Fog was just beginning to roll in as I began weed-wacking the yard.  As I completed my weed-wacking I noticed this small cluster of bees wedged … Continue reading →

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Cold Spring Evenings have been tough on Queen Cells

Posted on May 4, 2012 by ed

Our queen rearing season usually runs from the 1st week of May to the middle of August.The recent cold Spring evenings have been tough on our  grafted cells from sessions 1 & 2. Depending on how well the new Carniolan … Continue reading →

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Raising Honeybee Queens

Posted on January 31, 2012 by ed

We began raising our own queens after we discovered our bees had mites which had developed a resistance to both Apistan and Coumaphos in 2002. The option at that time was to use an even stronger chemical to kill the … Continue reading →

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Honeybee Instrumental Insemination

Posted on January 26, 2012 by ed

After completing two courses at the University of California, Davis Mary devoted a full year to mastering instrumental insemination – while still managing 100 plus hives and 15 out yards. We decided to sell our instrumental insemination equipment after we … Continue reading →

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