Jack Rath asked about queen rearing for beginners trying to raise
perhaps a dozen queens for the first time.  My advice is to take
advantage of The Hive and the Honeybee project at Cornell University's
Mann Library and read about 40 pages of CC Miller's
_50_Years_Among_the_Bees_.  Start at http://tinyurl.com/eonxr and use
Miller's techniques to raise a few good queens!  No grafting, great for
the beginner!

The Hive and the Honeybee project is a great resource, available to
anyone with internet access, 24 X 7.  If you are interested in
supporting this project, see more at:
http://www.easternapiculture.org/programs/phillips.pdf

Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!

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