GRAFTING
This is a two day course where you will learn the basics of queen rearing. The course is limited to five individuals per session to insure everyone has hands on time and 1 on 1 help.
Day 1
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How to keep a queen schedule
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How to identify a good breeder queen
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Making and setting up your starter/finisher hive
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Grafting 101
Day 2
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Checking your grafts
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Setting up mating nucs
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Drones
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Reviewing different styles of mating nucs
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Installing queen cells into a mating nucs
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Marking queens
Course Date: June and July, exact date TBD