Breeding drones

Started by Powisden, March 29, 2014, 11:40:04 AM

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Powisden

March 29, 2014, 11:40:04 AM
Hi, can someone point me in the general direction of breeding drones, please. Any links or docs where I can read up on the subject. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. :D

10framer

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March 29, 2014, 12:07:49 PM
you could try buying them a few drinks and telling them they're pretty.......
i'm not sure i understand your question.  are you interested in getting the bees to produce more queens for a mating yard?

Powisden

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March 29, 2014, 04:22:32 PM
Ultimately, yes.

RHBee

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March 29, 2014, 06:05:16 PM
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesbetterqueens.htm

https://archive.org/details/queenrearingsimp00smit

This may help. Queen Mother and Drone Mother colonies are what your looking for correct?
Later,
Ray

BeeDog

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March 30, 2014, 10:05:07 AM
A colony with a good quality queen has good quality drones.  :-D no need to breed drones, just make sure you have a quality queen and you will have all the quality drones you want.
It is highly recommend that split be done with only strong healthy hives that have at least two Brood Chambers with Brood in all stages of development. Frames with capped Brood should be split evenly between the two hives.

Powisden

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March 30, 2014, 02:02:50 PM
Ah, OK, thank you for that.
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