Great explanation on Queen Rearing. I have watch many Videos on raising Queens and in 45 minutes you gave a simple step by step lesson that answered every question. Thank You
Beautiful lecturer, excellent queens, that eventually leads to a sustainable apiary! Good job, Kirsten! Actually, she is not only a good lecturer, but an excellent writer, too. I got from Amazon a couple of weeks ago Kirsten’s book “Simple, Smart Beekeeping”. Excellent book and so beautifully illustrated. Concerning the excellent photographs in this book, it is definitely due to the invaluable input of the coauthor, Michael, who had been a professional photographer before he fall in love with Kirsten and bees. He has become a beekeeper since that time. Kirsten, thanks again and we are looking forward to more lectures and new books.
I Think it’s important to add that when looking at the brood laying patterns it is vital that one checks and observes if the cells contain pollen or honey as this can look like a shot gun pattern but isn’t always because the Queen is tired it’s just where the pollen or honey was stored.
Really interested in why breeding from swarm cells is necessarily ‘selecting swarminess’. Surely colonies will swarm in the right conditions, and that’s mainly when they are doing well and crowding themselves. If you have two hives, and one in spring is building up really well, while the other is lagging (poor laying rate, not efficient foragers etc), is it necessarily ‘swarminess’ that leads to the swarm cells? Might it not just be a combination of successful build up pre flow and inattention to making space by the beekeeper. I would agree that if two hives are equally busy/crowded, and only one is making swarm cells, you might be selecting for swarminess. Or if you have been box-swapping, pyramiding/checkerboarding/supering like a mad thing and they STILL, despite all the new room, make swarm cells… But there’s also a possibility that - if the colony is just super-active, and builds up to be in tip-top condition and large size for the main flow- (and the keeper hasn’t kept in front of them) you are just taking swarm cells from an unusually successful hive, no?
You are otherwise so perfect and phonetically correct, in addition to being patient with the 'next slide please' situation that I had to consider the AI possibility. You soon after showed humor and tried not to laugh and not poke fun of old age and poor vision. Well played. I loved the content!
Enjoyed this lecture. Her smile and enthusiasm was infectious. You can tell she is passionate about the bees. Clearly explained the process.
Great explanation on Queen Rearing. I have watch many Videos on raising Queens and in 45 minutes you gave a simple step by step lesson that answered every question. Thank You
Much appreciated. I love rearing queens.
Beautiful lecturer, excellent queens, that eventually leads to a sustainable apiary! Good job, Kirsten! Actually, she is not only a good lecturer, but an excellent writer, too. I got from Amazon a couple of weeks ago Kirsten’s book “Simple, Smart Beekeeping”. Excellent book and so beautifully illustrated. Concerning the excellent photographs in this book, it is definitely due to the invaluable input of the coauthor, Michael, who had been a professional photographer before he fall in love with Kirsten and bees. He has become a beekeeper since that time. Kirsten, thanks again and we are looking forward to more lectures and new books.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the lecture and the book.
I Think it’s important to add that when looking at the brood laying patterns it is vital that one checks and observes if the cells contain pollen or honey as this can look like a shot gun pattern but isn’t always because the Queen is tired it’s just where the pollen or honey was stored.
Really interested in why breeding from swarm cells is necessarily ‘selecting swarminess’.
Surely colonies will swarm in the right conditions, and that’s mainly when they are doing well and crowding themselves. If you have two hives, and one in spring is building up really well, while the other is lagging (poor laying rate, not efficient foragers etc), is it necessarily ‘swarminess’ that leads to the swarm cells? Might it not just be a combination of successful build up pre flow and inattention to making space by the beekeeper. I would agree that if two hives are equally busy/crowded, and only one is making swarm cells, you might be selecting for swarminess. Or if you have been box-swapping, pyramiding/checkerboarding/supering like a mad thing and they STILL, despite all the new room, make swarm cells…
But there’s also a possibility that - if the colony is just super-active, and builds up to be in tip-top condition and large size for the main flow- (and the keeper hasn’t kept in front of them) you are just taking swarm cells from an unusually successful hive, no?
I love this lady. I can listen to her all day lots of knowledge
Excellent presentation. The Cloake Board method is also excellent for backyard keep with only a few hives.
That was very well put together on the queen rearing .
Thank you. I do my best to communicate in ways that can be easily understood.
@@kirstentraynor6898 well done 👏 ✔️
How do i hit the thumbs up more than once?
Where can I get the step-by-step timeline that I can print out and refer back to for going through the process?
It will vary by region, but this should give you an idea.
extension.usu.edu/beekeeping/learn/calendar
Excellent resource. Thank you!
Thank you for all that information!
How about the timing for drone?thank you
Beautiful queens you make
Thank you for this!
Excellent
Gday from australia, the place of no varroah.
Lucky
I just heard from President Xi that they have some for y'all
Well did you sort it or is varroa a thing now?
Oof. How soon after this comment did they show up? You forgot to knock on wood.
"Gold Ruberg"? Huh?
🤣 Rube Goldberg. Sometimes the brain does odd switcheroos when speaking.
You are otherwise so perfect and phonetically correct, in addition to being patient with the 'next slide please' situation that I had to consider the AI possibility.
You soon after showed humor and tried not to laugh and not poke fun of old age and poor vision.
Well played. I loved the content!
This is why we don't have carins here. we us Russians and caucasain queens.In our bee yard.