Novice Queen Rearing Workshop-That Bee Man

This workshop was geared toward the beekeeper who has yet to begin to raise their own queens or queens for others, for whatever reason. If you are experienced in queen rearing, there may be little new content. We addressed some common hurdles, such as: -Grafting is too difficult; I can't see and pick up small larvae -I need more bees for a cell builder -I don't need 50 queens for myself -I don't know how to go about raising queens -I couldn't possibly raise quality queens like I can buy at the store We concentrated on: -When and why do the bees make new queens -The optimal conditions under which the bees make new queens -The importance and composition of the cell builder -Various ways you can construct a cell builder -Discussion of various methods of getting your queen cells started in the builder; Grafting (the "Doolittle" method), Nicot/Jenter, OTS, Swarm Cells, Walkway Splits, Cell Punching, and The Hopkins Method. 0:00 Introduction 0:12 Workshop Welcome 0:29 The Value of Queens 9:08 Why should we raise our own queens? 15:16 Failure is part of success; it is not the opposite of 15:45 Common obstacles to raising queens 18:25 Bees love to make queens 19:15 What is a cell builder? 11:14 Capitalizing on what the bees want to do 28:22 The ideal conditions for raising a queen 29:24 What causes congestion? 31:00 Synthesizing the conditions of swarm season 33:00 The only way is grafting! 34:17 Alternatives to grafting 56:09 Mating nucs 59:06 My favourite way to make a split 1:08:09 Building a cell builder 1:49:20 Results of making the split 1:52:10 Spare equipment is vital 1:53:25 Describing the OTS Queen Rearing System 2:08:38 Describing a Walkaway Split 2:12:36 Identifying Supersedure vs. Emergency Cells Facebook   / faithapiaries   Instagram   / faithapiaries   . If you're looking to donate to my channel for any reason, please use this link to do so. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... . #faithapiaries #thatbeeman #canadianbeekeeping #beekeeping .