October 23, 2024, 7:00 – 9:00 Club House 251 Main Street in Hanson

A Discourse on Queen Rearing:  A Discussion about the Lifecycle of Queens and How A Backyard Beekeeper Can Utilize Different Techniques for Developing Queens presented by Bob Hickey and Carolyn Holmes of Wetlands Apiary

Our guest speakers for October are Bob Hickey Owner of Wetlands Apiary in Brockton and Carolyn Holmes an expert in raising queens. Our speakers raise hygienic queens at Wetlands Apiary, teach biology at the Norfolk County Bee School, as well as conduct highly regarded queen rearing workshops at Wetlands Apiary.  They will be speaking about a queen’s lifecycle and importance in the colony and how you as a backyard beekeeper can use certain techniques for developing queens such as the Cloak Board method.