WICWAS PROGRAMS FOR 2010

 

July: Introduction to Queen Rearing

Class at the Connor Farm

July 23, 24 and 25, 2010, 9776 E. HJ Ave, Galesburg

with Dr. Larry Connor

Friday- 2 pm – 8 pm, Sat/Sun-9 am-3 pm

Fee: $275, includes Queen Rearing Essentials and supplies, breaks. Limited enrollment. To register click here Online Store .

 

This course is for the beekeeper with minimal  queen handling experience who wants to raise a few queens to several hundred over the course of the season.

All the basic aspects of queen rearing: starters, finishers and mating nuclei, will be set up and put into operation by students. This is hands on beekeeping instruction in a small group environment! We will spend time discussing queen management from finding, replacing, introducing, using cells, virgins and mated queens and a whole lot more.

 

Camping at Fort Custer and Motels in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, some as low as $30/night.