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Queen Rearing and the Use of Queens

04/01/2018 davesegal 0

Introduction These notes provide a basic introduction to reproductive biology of honey bees, a general review of the methods that have been used to raise queens and a few practical tips on queen raising. An […]

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Grafting Into Queen Starting Cells

04/01/2018 davesegal 0

When grafting into queen starting cells, do you have trouble lifting the larvae out of the worker cells?  Does the grafting tool tongue too often cut into the soft wax of the cell wall or […]

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