8 Day Queen Rearing Schedule

Here are the details to the 8 day schedule for raising queens. I have used this schedule for the last 15 years. It has kept the task and work of raising multiple batches of queens manageable and enjoyable for me, simultaneously managing other parts of my apiary.

[@QuintinHolmberg]

Amazing what an 11-minute video can do.
I heard of Kirk's 8-day cycle a couple years ago. I tried to extrapolate it from his writing but did not see the "8-day" portion.

[@justinsorenson]

The 8 day schedual is my secret weapon.

[@greenrootfarm]

Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. I’m just across the river in Ascutney. It’s nice seeing what time on year you start grafting . Hopefully it will get me out sooner in the season to start grafting

[@jimsbees5963]

Perfect! Great visual!!

[@ccbeelady8246]

Thanks, Troy, this was very helpful

[@CooperBees]

Thanks for the clarity!

[@bamabeesqueens]

Only thing i do different is i put the frame that i am going to graft from in the cell builder the day before the graft. They flood the cells with royal jelly. So granting they get more jelly in the cups. May not make a difference.

[@bamabeesqueens]

Laughed so hard retro tablet.

[@underthesunhoney3826]

Hey, Troy. I love your shop setup. What product did you use for a floor sealer?

[@hallapiariesnh]

No sealer was used. Just keep it swept. Having an annual coating of beeswax scraped in when we are extracting doesn't hurt

[@hootervillehoneybees8664]

Running your starter thru July.. are you adding brood every week? If so how do you keep the virus levels from building up ? Add brood were adding mites as well. After couple months of adding brood I'm getting virus problems.

[@hallapiariesnh]

I use a fresh group of cell builders for every batch of cells. So, no continuous cell builders that I stock with brood. I need 6 cell builders every 8 days, so I work through a yard of 30+ colonies over the queen rearing season.

[@nszucs1]

How and when do you treat the mating Nucs for mites?

[@hallapiariesnh]

Thanks for your question. I do not treat my mating nucs for mites.

[@JamesLeesBees]

"Vintage Tablet"

[@alastair1955]

I watched for 2 1/2 minutes and you had not begun to describe the schedule yet so I switched off. My general rule is if I have to listen to 2 minutes of waffle before the person gets to the subject in the title I do not waste further time.