Raising Honeybee Queens

Raise your own superior queens and you’ll never need to buy bees again! Gilles Fert’s illustrated guide makes self-sufficient beekeeping accessible to all.

This 144-page guide includes over 150 full-color photographs, drawings, and diagrams, as well as:

Detailed, easy to understand practical advice
Simple, time-tested techniques
All hive models: vertical and horizontal
Successful breeding, mating, and queen introduction
Natural, chemical-free options
Rear only a few queens… or a thousand
Make bee packages for yourself and for sale
Produce royal jelly
And more!
By Gilles Fert