queens all around

I had always wondered where they got all their queens

to sale. They were kind enough to let me peek in

while we were there.

Here they are meticulously removing queen larva from a frame.

They put one larva in a little wax cup that eventually goes

in a hive just for queen raising. (I'm telling you this with my very

limited knowledge)

these are the little cup with a now queen in it?  I guess it's a 24/7 process

for a week. Miss a step and you don't have a queen.

Here's a few of the hundreds of hives that they raise the queens

in. And then they send them to us when we order queens.

Beekeepers call us saying their queen is no good and come in for

a new one. Like I said "limited knowledge".

Now I know.