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NUC & QUEEN INITIATIVE GOALS AND GUIDELINES

TRB Nuc & Queen Initiative Goals and Guidelines for 2011-2012 [pdf]

Map Displaying “Rule of 36″ Boundary

TRB Nuc & Queen Initiative Flowchart [pdf]

BOOK READING LIST

“Increase Essentials”, by Lawrence Connor
“Queen Rearing Essentials”, by Lawrence ConnorĀ 

OTHER NUC & QUEEN INITIATIVE RESOURCES

USDA Africanized Honey Bee Map

Making Honey Bee Splits or Nucs (YouTube Video)

Making and Wintering Summer Increase (Larry Conners) [pdf]

Getting Started with Queen Rearing

Raising Queen Cells (Larry Conners) [PDF]

The Grafting Method of Cell Production (Larry Conners) [pdf]

Cloake Board Method of Queen Rearing & Banking (Sue Cobey) [pdf]

Using the Cloake Board Method to Raise Queens

Queen Rearing using the Nicot System and Cloake Board

  • The Great MO “Buzz Off”

    "Great Missouri Buzz Off" ... a statewide initiative to raise the awareness of bees and promote beekeeping.

    The Great Missouri Buzz Off
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  • For Sale …

    We have nucs, queens, local honey and equipment for sale by TRB members.

    Click here to see what's available.

  • Nuc & Queen Initiative

    We Support Local Stock!

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  • Resources …

    Links & Resources

    News & Noteworthy

    Meeting Materials

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    Club Extraction Equipment

    Beginner's Reading List

    Beekeeping Suppliers

    TRB Nuc & Queen Initiative

    TRB Nuc & Queen Pool

    Honey for Sale

    Equipment for Sale

  • Coming Events …

    TRB Queen Rearing Workshop, May 19th & 20th, 2012. Learn to make your own queens in a workshop jam-packed with need-to-know queen rearing instruction. Click here for more information.
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    OUR MAY MEETING ...
    Monday, May 21st, 2012, 7:00 pm. Planting for Honeybees, presenting the varieties of plants, trees and shrubs that attract honeybees. As always, the main meeting will be proceeded by the 6:00 pm Q&A session with Ted Jansen. Click here for details and a map.
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    OUR JUNE MEETING ...
    Monday, June 18th, 2012, 7:00 pm. Jerry Hayes will speak on his work, his goals at Monsanto and beekeeping in general.
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    Heartland Apiculture Society, 11th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, July 12th - 14th, 2012, University of Missouri at St. Louis. Click here for more information or go to www.heartlandbees.com.
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    Missouri State Fair, August 9th-19th, Sedalia, MO. Beekeeping product judging contests, demonstrations. TRB will sponser "TRB Day-at-the-Fair" on August, 17th. Click here for details.
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    TRB 2nd Annual Club Picnic, October 14th, 2012, Klondike Park. Click here for details.
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    Missouri State Beekeepers Association, Fall Meeting, October 26th & 27th, 2012. Kansas City, Missouri. Click here for details, agenda and registration information.

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