Queen Rearing Selection Criteria S2:E19

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 65 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. I’m gearing up to start my queen rearing program at the end of this month and so I thought I’d go over my selection criteria and maybe this year we’ll get some fantastic new queens. The books I refer to are available here: Queen Bee: Biology, Rearing and Breeding by David Woodward The Principles of Bee Improvement by Jo Widdicombe ( These are affiliate links which cost you no more than you would norma...