The Hopkins Method for Raising Queens in your Small Apiary by Joe Conti Commercial He retired from Bee Craft

He retired from Bee Craft Ltd in 2019 after more than four decades as a director and 33 years as chief executive

time-tested techniques

It explains how to use propolis as part of everyday care

This fully updated and expanded fifth edition includes:

have been using Apideas to raise their own queens for forty years

The Hopkins Method for Raising Queens in your Small Apiary by Joe Conti Commercial He retired from Bee CraftRaise your own Queens and improve your stock. The Hopkins method requires no purchasing of queen rearing materials or kits, nor learning curve and skills required of grafting. Beekeeping presents many challenges, and one of the most troublesome is finding colonies with no queens. There are queen suppliers who are more than willing to sell you some queens, but the prices of these royal highnesses seem to be increasing each year. You can raise your own