Sélection - Breeding
Vocational trainings
Breeding
Bases of breeding, grafting and preparation of breeders, control of cells, use of fertilization nuclei
Development of queen breeding, farm management strategy, integration of breeding during a beekeeping season
Sélection
Interest in beekeeping selection, selection criteria and schemes, fertility control, colony testing
Preparation of equipment, anatomy, manipulations with trainer (sperm sampling, queen insemination), etc.
Preparation of equipment, manipulations in full autonomy, (sperm sampling, queen insemination), etc.
bees wings preparation, training to Apiclass software
What is my level ?
Beginner
Transitional
Expert
Why do we practise breeding ?
Why should we select bees ?
Is it better to feed your colonies incessantly or to select bees with good saving sense ? Without selection, beekeeping becomes passive and subjected to environment’s good will. It is important to overcome issues and optimize apiary management with a genetic adaptation. For this purpose, it is necessary to practise selection and breeding.
This method will enable you to:
- Improve your bees performance
- Facilitate your work in the apiary
- Increase your income
What is genetic selection ?
Our work is to help beekeepers to select a bee adapted to his work and environment. She must be productive, gentle and must require the lowest care. Sanitary aspects are also essentials, in particular 100% hygienic and VSH bees.
The method can be summarized into 3 steps:
- An attentive observation of the apiary to select beehives corresponding to objective criteria previously chosen. It is the stage of biological father and mother selection.
- A control of fertilizations (insemination or controlled fertilization)
- A rigorous selection of descendants. Its is called the testing stage.
Implementing a beekeeping selection plan is a continuous improvement of the beekeeper’s livestock. Each step is important and only a rigorous respect of this method will enable to make effective progress.