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Queen Rearing Techniques Short Course 4/22-4/23

Instructors:

Elina L. Niño, Bernardo Niño, Charley Nye and Tricia Bohls

 

Participants will have the opportunity to learn about and practice multiple methods for queen rearing. We will go through a step-by-step process for queen rearing via grafting including setting up cell builders and mating nucs. At the end of the course participants will be able to check their grafting success and local participants can can take queen cells, resulting from their grafting exercises, back to their apiaries. The participants will also learn techniques for assessing Varroa loads in colonies and for evaluating hygienic behavior.

 

Multiple topics will be covered:

• Honey bee queen biology

• Basics of selective honey bee breeding programs

• Various queen rearing techniques

• Testing for hygienic behavior

• Assessing Varroa mite levels

 

Logistics:

The course size is limited to 16 participants that have basic beekeeping experience. Please bring your bee suit/veil! The $375 registration fee covers the cost of course materials (including a set of grafting equipment: grafting frame with bars, plastic queen cups and a grafting tool), breakfast, lunch and refreshments on the days of the short course. Participants are responsible for obtaining their own lodging.

 

Short course will be held at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on UC Davis campus.

 

For directions visit: http://elninobeelab.ucdavis.edu/qrtsc.html

 

For more information on registering for the short course contact Bernardo Niño: elninobeelab@gmail.com.

 

Link:

http://elninobeelab.ucdavis.edu/qrtsc.html

Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
Parking is FREE
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Location:

Short course will be held at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on UC Davis campus. For directions visit: http://elninobeelab.ucdavis.edu/qrtsc.html

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Begin Date:

Apr 22, 2017

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End Date:

Apr 23, 2017

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Price Per Ticket:

$375.00

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Last day to register online:

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
Parking is FREE