Bees 203: Queen Rearing 2026

This workshop consists of classroom sessions, demonstrations, hands-on lessons in the bee yard, homework assignment, and quiz.

Queen Rearing Workshop 203

Dates: April 18, May 2, 3, 9, 16, (30th alt bad weather day)

Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Note: Classes are on Saturdays except Sunday May 3. The back to back class days accomidate an essental step in the queen rearing process.

Location: 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington DC

Prerequisite:

• Completed short course or equivalent and one year of experience

Or

• Two or more years of experience and a demonstrated knowlege of basic beekeeping

Course Description:

Learn the ins and outs of selecting queens to express desirable traits and charitoristics and learn and apply the timing and techniques of queen reaing,.

Participants must attend all class sessions to be eligible for the certificate of completion. In addition to in class time participants will be expected to complete, homework and a comprehensive final quiz.

• Textbook included
• Participants in the queen rearing workshop will get to take two queen cells home.

Topics:

• Hive evaluations for selecting breeders and record keeping
• Equipment and instructions for starting queen rearing
• Setting up starters and finisher
• Grafting
• Care of cells and queens
• Setting up Mating Colonies
• Catching and Marking Queens
• Evaluating for success

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