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Field Day: 1st of 2 Queen Rearing

  • Don Lam Bees 882 W 26th Street Holland, MI 49423 (map)

Queen Rearing and Splits (Colony Increase) Workshop - 1st of 2 parts
Shaana Way, Instructor

— LINK to Registration to come —

Part 1 Date: June 7, 12-3pm
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12-1:30 -Classroom (cover 3-4 methods of generating queens for increase)
- 1:30-3PM - hands on in the hives (target 3 strong hives)

Part 2 Date: June 14, 12-3pm
- 12-12:30- Recap June 7
- 12:30- ?? Inspect hives for queen cells and make splits.
- Demo on marking queens
- Q&A / possible option to purchase the new colonies and/or mated queens

Limited to 20 participants for this 2-part Field Event. Attendance on both dates is expected.
Cost: $40 per participant plus Eventbrite fees, includes BOTH dates.
WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR IS REQUIRED!

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