Keith Malone wrote:

>I give complete credence to Jay, and think he is all right. Jay raised
thousand of queens for many, many years. 

Sure, but there simply isn't One Right Way. Not in queen breeding, bee
keeping, or anything. I own a lot of books on bees and one of my favorites
has always been:

"Contemporary Queen Rearing (1979) by Harry Laidlaw Jr., Dadant and Sons,
Hamilton, Illinois."

Unlike Dr. Morse's excellent book, which presents Roger's to raise queens --
 Harry describes all the ways, so a person can work out a method that works
and also fits in with their operation. 

A lot depends on conditions, too. If you are raising queens during swarming
season, you are going to get better results because nectar and pollen are
pouring in, and the bees have queen rearing on their mind. 

At other times of year you have to contend with feeding, robbing, bad mating
conditions and so on. And it doesn't make much sense to raise queens at all
if you don't have a good breeder queen.

pb

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