Queen Rearing Course

Hands-On Beekeeping Experience Ready to take your beekeeping to the next level? Join us for a hands-on Queen Rearing Course at Riverview Road Apiary! The course includes a bag of queen grafting tools, jzbz queen cups, queen grafting frame and cup holders, and queen rearing calendar. Class will be taught by Master Beekeeper Luke Harvey and Steven Schmidt.   Date: May 16thCost: $200Location: Riverview Road Apiary – 12000 N Riverview Road, Chillicothe, IL 61523Class Size: Limited to 5 participants You Will Learn: • Introduction to Queen Rearing Systems• Biology of Queens & Drones• Advanced beekeeping techniques• Selecting Winter-Hardy Mite-resistant bees• Preparing finishing colony (queenright vs queenless)• Preparing Swarm Box• Grafting (hands-on)• Procedure from Egg to Queen• Queen Mating• Practicing what you have learned• Marking Queens (or drones)