The ‘Bee Improvement Group’ Handbook
NatBIP Glossary
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Section 12 – Summary
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Section 11 – FAQs
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Section 10.1 – DAmm: Making Native Queens Available
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Section 9.1 – Developing ‘Varroa Resilient’ Stock
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Section 8.1 – Dominating an Area with the Selected Strain
As we progress through the NatBIP programme to improve our bee stocks it pays to give some thought to how we are going to consolidate any improvements we may have gained through our efforts to establish our selected strain. We have been monitoring our colonies and keeping accurate records to…
Section 7.1 – The Mating of Queens
The Mating of Queens – Use of nucs, mini-nucs and mini+ nucs Whether you are using natural queen cells, emergency queen cells, grafted queen cells or cells produced from larval transfer kits (such as Jenter or Cupkit), the next step in the process is finding a home for the queen…
Section 6.1 – Working in Groups
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Section 5.1 – Queen Rearing Methods
Photo by Roger Patterson Queen Rearing Methods There are so many techniques of queen rearing, and so much has been written about them, that it may seem unwise to add any more. Studying too many methods can be a source of much confusion and leave one overwhelmed and unsure of…