7 Strategies for Small Queen Breeders to Improve Queen Quality

In this 7th and final presentation of our series how to raise queen bees and breed honey bees, I discuss strategies for small queen breeders to improve queen quality. The following topics are reviewed:
•What is queen “quality” and why does queen quality matter?
•What are the factors which affect queen quality?
•How does one objectively assess queen quality?
•What are the Best Practices for optimizing the quality of the queens you raise?
This presentation was based on the following article published in the ABJ: Repas T. “Strategies for Small Queen Breeders to Improve Queen Quality,” American Bee Journal, June 2017.