Successful Queen Rearing

Dr. Spivak's advice remains timeless and functional in the bee yard. The push for a model honey bee certification plan, in coordination with the USDA and others, continues despite numerous obstacles. This book includes over 25 diagrams and figures for an added visual learning component.

This book provides comprehensive how-to information on the biology of queens and drones, stock selection and maintenance, Doolittle method, mating yards, marking queens, timing of rearing queens, and record keeping. It is the book that is used in the queen rearing short course taught by Dr. Marla Spivak and Mr. Gary Reuter at the University of Minnesota.

With purchase of the book, you get access to a video that complements the material, through the University of Minnesota website. All steps of the Doolittle method of queen rearing are well explained and demonstrated. The video is available here.