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   Queen Rearing for Commercial and Hobby Beekeepers       

Raising your own queens is Critical for the sucess of your hive. 

 

  • Save money while having the satisfaction of self sufficiency
     

  • You control the quality and reduce the risk of introducing pests and diseases 
     

  • Disease resistant breeding stock is now available 
     

  • Well adapted local stock is utilized in matings, conserving bio diversity
     

  • By working with nature, a fascinating natural process is unveiled
     

  • Raising your own queens is the best investment of your beekeeping time

Why use instrumentally inseminated queens in a breeding program?                                                                   

Honeybees are the only insect which can be instrumentally inseminated, allowing bee breeders to have complete control over the mating of the queens and drones.

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Instrumental insemination allows two very powerful procedures which are not possible with naturally mated queens.

1. Queens can be mated to a single drone breed, simplifying selection for specific traits.

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2. Queens can be mated to hundreds of different types of drones, maintaining genetic diversity.

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