Канал: Stevens Bee Co

It’s hot! Last drone catch for spring 🐝

It’s hot! Last drone catch for spring 🐝

Missouri Mite Hunter VSH breeder queen #28 😎

Missouri Mite Hunter VSH breeder queen #28 😎

The first breeder queen of 2024!

The first breeder queen of 2024!

Highly defensive bees!

Highly defensive bees!

Round two of UBeeO testing at Stevens Bee Co

Round two of UBeeO testing at Stevens Bee Co

This swarming colony is now a cell builder.

This swarming colony is now a cell builder.

Swarming cell builder?!!

Swarming cell builder?!!

Brushing bees from honey bee queen cells

Brushing bees from honey bee queen cells

Eclipse bees frantically heading back to the hive. 🐝😳

Eclipse bees frantically heading back to the hive. 🐝😳

Launch Day 🚀

Launch Day 🚀

Do NOT quit your day job to keep bees! 😳

Do NOT quit your day job to keep bees! 😳

Cory and Ashby talk UBeeO and Queens

Cory and Ashby talk UBeeO and Queens

UBeeO testing @ Stevens Bee Co

UBeeO testing @ Stevens Bee Co

Checking out a high UBeeO scoring colony

Checking out a high UBeeO scoring colony

A marked queen in my cell builder!! 😳

A marked queen in my cell builder!! 😳

Mean Queen! 👸🏽😈

Mean Queen! 👸🏽😈

Queen bees piping!

Queen bees piping!

O yeah! Awesome queen cells!

O yeah! Awesome queen cells!

First swarm of the year! Found the queen!😎

First swarm of the year! Found the queen!😎

Pulling the first round of queen cells, and reworking our queenless cell builders. 😎

Pulling the first round of queen cells, and reworking our queenless cell builders. 😎

Getting Jaime’s kitchen sticky, making thin syrup.

Getting Jaime’s kitchen sticky, making thin syrup.

It’s on 2023!! 🥳

It’s on 2023!! 🥳

Almost SOLD OUT for 2023!😳

Almost SOLD OUT for 2023!😳

VSH uncapping? Or wax moth? #notamoth

VSH uncapping? Or wax moth? #notamoth

A powerful tool to select for mite resistant honeybees?!

A powerful tool to select for mite resistant honeybees?!

So you want to save the bees? Plant flowers!

So you want to save the bees? Plant flowers!

Garrett Dodds and Cory Stevens conversation on breeding for VSH traits

Garrett Dodds and Cory Stevens conversation on breeding for VSH traits

Troy Hall and Cory Stevens conversation round 2

Troy Hall and Cory Stevens conversation round 2

Cory Stevens and Paul Landsberg conversation.

Cory Stevens and Paul Landsberg conversation.

Dr John Kefuss and Cory Stevens discussion on breeding for mite resistance

Dr John Kefuss and Cory Stevens discussion on breeding for mite resistance

Alison McAfee and Cory Stevens chat about queen and drone stressors

Alison McAfee and Cory Stevens chat about queen and drone stressors

Cory Stevens and Shibu Raj discussion over breeding and instrumental insemination techniques

Cory Stevens and Shibu Raj discussion over breeding and instrumental insemination techniques

Sue Cobey and Cory Stevens discuss instrumental insemination and honey bee breeding

Sue Cobey and Cory Stevens discuss instrumental insemination and honey bee breeding

Selecting for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) in Honey Bees

Selecting for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) in Honey Bees

Breeding a Mite Resistant Honey Bee

Breeding a Mite Resistant Honey Bee

Instrumental insemination equipment tour

Instrumental insemination equipment tour

Catching drones for instrumental insemination- Peak drone production in Missouri

Catching drones for instrumental insemination- Peak drone production in Missouri

Virtual tour of Stevens Bee Company's queen rearing operation.

Virtual tour of Stevens Bee Company's queen rearing operation.

Queen bees piping excitedly while I’m watering them.

Queen bees piping excitedly while I’m watering them.

Ian Steppler and Cory Stevens discuss their perspectives on queen rearing in their operations.

Ian Steppler and Cory Stevens discuss their perspectives on queen rearing in their operations.

Breeding for resistant traits in honeybees- a discussion with Dann Purvis II

Breeding for resistant traits in honeybees- a discussion with Dann Purvis II

A discussion on treatment free beekeeping between Cory Stevens and Troy Hall.

A discussion on treatment free beekeeping between Cory Stevens and Troy Hall.

Setting up a late season cell builder.

Setting up a late season cell builder.

Releasing a breeder queen from a push in cage.

Releasing a breeder queen from a push in cage.

Tough breeder queen introduction into a new colony

Tough breeder queen introduction into a new colony

Catching attendants for virgin honeybee queens

Catching attendants for virgin honeybee queens

Instrumental insemination of a VSH breeder queen.

Instrumental insemination of a VSH breeder queen.

My least favorite part of instrumental insemination.

My least favorite part of instrumental insemination.