We offer the following links as resources to expand the reader's overall knowledge. Many differing views are given. Some information on basic concepts are not always the same. We are not out to list thousands of references or links, but those that are tailored and written to help those starting in queen rearing.
Queen Rearing:
Small Scale Queen Rearing: By Beekeepers in the Northeast (Cornell Bulletin 209)
Small Scale Queen Rearing : British Beekeeping Assoc.
Genetic Selection:
Types or Races of Bees:
Hygienic Testing:
Recommended Books on Queen Rearing
Practical Queen Rearing by Charles & Pauline Dublon
* This is one of the easier books to read on the subject. Very useful for beginners.
Queen Management (From the Best of Bee Culture) ISBN 0-036028-07-6
* A inexpensive starter book covering the basics
Rearing Queen Honey Bees by Roger A Morse ISBN 978-1-878075-05-5
* A very well rounded book covering the basics and all aspects of queen rearing.
Queen Rearing by Harry H. Laidlaw Jr & J. E. Eckert
* A classic and a must read as you advance into queen rearing.
