Who: Dave Noble, Apiarist – Stratford Ecological Center, Delaware, Ohio

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019

Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Where: Carver Room, Sequim Library
630 N Sequim Ave, Sequim, WA 98382

Presentation outline:

Open/Introductions
Queen Rearing Fundamentals
This is for those who may not want to raise their own queens but want and need to understand the process a bit better.
Queen Quality
What makes a good queen. The value and importance of a good queen.
Break
Re-Queening
When and why to re-queen. How honey bee colonies re-queen themselves and what we can learn from that. Autumn re-queening.
Local Bees/Queens.
Even small-scale beekeepers can produce and sell nucs. Working with queen producers to develop a more sustainable beekeeping community.
Break
Winter Prep/Healthy Winter Bees
Mite monitoring and feeding before winter.
Questions & Answers