Wilson County Beekeepers

QUEEN REARING WORKSHOP

Saturday, 19 January 2013

Ed Jones Auditorium
Ellington Agricultural Center
Nashville, Tennessee

The NASHVILLE AREA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION (NABA) is sponsoring a queen rearing workshop presented by Dan Purvis and John Seaborn. This workshop is designed for those that want to raise queens to sell or for their own use. The course is open to everyone with an interest. It will begin at 9:00 am, Saturday, January 19, 2013, and conclude at 3:00 pm. The subject matter will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Class #1 – Shaking bees and establishing mating nucs – 1 1/2 hours including Q&A presented by Dan Purvis;

• Class #2 – Grafting and cell handling – 1 1/2 hours including Q&A presented by Dan Purvis;

• Class #3 – Setting up the starter/finishers – 1 1/2 hours including Q&A presented by Dan Purvis;

• Class #4 – Questions and answers regarding shipping queen bees presented by Dan Purvis;

• Class #5 – Feeding and establishing drone and mating yards -1 hour and presented by John Seaborn.

Dan and Rosie Purvis raise Goldline Production Queens in Leoma, Tennessee. Their queens are proven survivors and are at least three (3) weeks old before they are shipped. Mr. and Mrs. Purvis raise at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) queens per year.

John and Ruth Seaborn at Wolf Creek Bees in Centerville, Tennessee, raise queens and package bees. John and Ruth also raise small cell survivor bees. They do not use chemicals in their production process.

The presenting individuals have decades of experience and would like to share their knowledge with those who are interested in advancing their beekeeping skills. We are all aware that the genetics of the honeybee begins with the queen and therefore should diversify our stock to improve our success in saving these little bugs. Hopefully, we will begin sharing queens that are mite resistant and good honey producers.

The fee to attend the workshop is Twenty Dollars ($20) and is payable to “NABA”.

Download the registration form here: 2013qwreg.pdf  or go to the NABA website, www.nashbee.org.

For a map to Ellington Ag Center, go to:

Please join us on this day! For additional information, please contact Joel R. White (615) 308-3776.

Sponsored by Nashville Area Beekeepers Association