
Hands-On Queen School
Learn to raise high quality queens!
Enrollment for 2022 Hands-On Queen School is Closed.
Still want to visit? You can sign up for a day pass for a weekend in Summer 2023 here.
Enrollment for 2023 will begin in Winter.

What is it?
In this class you will get to practice grafting, building cell raisers, selecting queens for breeding, making mating nucs and raising successful walk-away splits- all in Comfort hives you steward on site!
You'll learn both 10-day cell and 2-day cell queen rearing strategies. You'll gather data on the effectiveness of each method and even get a chance to take some queens home with you to your home apiary. Check out the syllabus for a full schedule and speaker list.
Who is it for?
Open to ALL. Ideally you have some beekeeping experience and want to deepen your practice.