by BeeQueen | Sep 16, 2013 | Nucleus Colonies, PWRBA in the News, Queen Rearing, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education), Sustainability
Consider the source of queens in your colonies. The genetic traits of the queen can influence the strength and survivability of your colony. Check out this short video on our “Sister” SARE project-...
by BeeQueen | Jun 19, 2013 | Education, Queen Rearing
Amazing video of a bee queen birth, bee sex, drone congregation areas, mating, flights, marking, caging and more. You may never question the price of a queen bee again after you witness the many steps and challenges along the way, Some days it seems like a miracle...
by BeeQueen | Oct 15, 2012 | Crop Specialty Grants, News, PWRBA in the News, Queen Rearing
The PWRBA Queen Rearing Group is thrilled to be listed among these winners and equally thrilled that two other beekeeping related projects were funded. STATE ANNOUNCES NEARLY $500,000 IN SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS FOR VIRGINIA by Virginia Department of Agriculture and...
by BeeQueen | Feb 24, 2012 | News, Queen Rearing, SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education), Sustainability
YOu can see a pdf here: BANV 2011 Queen-Colony Survival BANV Queen Survival Survey Results Here are the results of the BANV survey to assess Queen survival from different source (3 years, weighted average) – thanks to Jim Haskell. 1. Locally produced nucs with...
