Bees 204: Colony Increase 2026

Dates: April 18, May 2, 9, 16 (30th alt bad weather day)

Time: 10: am - 1:pm

Location: 1400 Quincy St. NE, Washington DC

Prerequisite:

• short course or equivalent and one year of experience

Or

• Two years of experince and demonstrated knowlege

Description:

The Colony Increase Workshop can be taken separately or as an add on to the Queen Rearing Workshop. The workshop will consist of classroom instruction, hands-on activity, homework, and a final evaluative quiz.

Topics:

• The right time to make splits and nucs
• Assessing a colony for increase potential
• What's in a nuc
• Queen introduction techniques
• Walk-away splits
• Swarms
• Caring for new colonies
• Evaluating for success

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