JC's Bee Blog

As a beekeeper, the key to a sustainable apiary is genetics. Most all beekeepers know that the queen is he heart of the colony but do not know how important her genetics are. It's also important to work with genetics from your region. Every year southern beekeepers send 1000's of bee packages up to the northern states and each year, many of those same colonies dies because they are not used to the climate change. This Queen rearing Series will teach you how to raise your own queen bees from the very beginning of the process. Before you start though, check out and download my queen rearing calendar (Below). Self-Generating Queen Rearing Calendar  Download Calendar  here Queen Rear Calendar Wheel: https://sustainablehive.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/queen_rearing_calendar_wheel-2-pages.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1Iv4z1k2qsP0fjt8dpk7oR-DldUwkSP9PF8-GsyLwX-3uGTeR47duDqhU Step 1... Building A Cell Starter / Setting Up A Finisher Colony Step 2... Grafting Day......

Are you ready to graft? Or maybe you already grafted and was wondering when each step took place with the cells. Check out my new  Queen Rearing Calendar Generator . This is a excellent tool for all beekeeper who raise queen cells. Check it out and share it with fellow beekeepers. Do you know how to graft queens? Want to learn? Follow my step by step video. If you already seen the grafting video. What are your thoughts? Do you use a different method to raise queen cells? Will you try this method? Comment below....