Jay Smith was one of the great beekeepers and queen breeders of all time. There are many queen breeding books by scientists or small-scale breeders, but this is by a beekeeper who raised thousands of queens every year. This is much more applicable to practical queen rearing. This is also a method that does not require grafting, good for those of us who can't see well enough to graft, and does not require the purchase of special equipment, good for those of us lacking in the funds to buy one of the graftless systems on the market.
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Excellent Overview of the Queen Rearing Process
July 11 2012
By Randal L. Carr
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This book by Jay Smith has been brought back into print by Bush Farms and it is a must for any beekeeper wanting to learn about rearing quality honeybee queens without a lot of specialty equipment. The best feature of this book is the summary which Michael Bush has boiled down into an almost checklist-like guide to queen rearing. The process is outlined not only for commercial breeders but also for the backyard beekeeper who needs only a few queens. This one will stay in your library.
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Has changed the way I think about raising honeybee queens
May 17 2012
By A. Pulsone
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An easy method of raising queens without the need for grafting tools, or extremely good eyesight.
As an amateur backyard beekeeper, I hadn't considered raising my own queens [on purpose, the bees have other ideas].
This method is simple, and requires no special tools. Queen rearing is something that I am no longer intimidated by, and am now emboldened to try on my own.
Cheers,
Tony P.
As an amateur backyard beekeeper, I hadn't considered raising my own queens [on purpose, the bees have other ideas].
This method is simple, and requires no special tools. Queen rearing is something that I am no longer intimidated by, and am now emboldened to try on my own.
Cheers,
Tony P.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Worth reading
May 17 2012
By B. Mullen
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This is a fast read and Jay Smith writes like he's having a conversation with you. There are lots of practical ideas with a full description of how to raise queens commercially and another chapter on how to simplify the process if you just want a few queens each year.
Ideally suited to the DIY beekeeper. Would make a great gift.
Ideally suited to the DIY beekeeper. Would make a great gift.
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