Selection – Breeding

Vocational trainings

Selection – Breeding

Vocational trainings

Why do we practise breeding ?

Every year, a beekeeper looses a significant part of his bee colonies and he must rebuilt his livestock.
The breeding of queens and the use of nuclei of fertilization allow then to renew its hives at the least cost while selecting good bees.

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.

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Carole MARTINEZ
Carole MARTINEZ
2023-10-13
Organisme sérieux, à l'écoute. Personnel excellent. Formateur au top !
Marie-Pierre Sauvé
Marie-Pierre Sauvé
2023-10-02
Le varroa....2 jours de formation. Le sujet mérite bien ça ! Totalement satisfaite. Bon équilibre entre pratique et théorie. Toutes mes questions ont trouvé réponses voire plus !! Merci. Indispensable pour tout apiculteur (dès lors qu'une possède une ruche ....).
Bernard DEWEZ
Bernard DEWEZ
2023-09-27
Equipe motivée, il y a toujours à apprendre de professionnels, formation très intéressante et qui a comblé les objectifs fixés. Un peu courte, mais bon ...
Loic Apied
Loic Apied
2023-09-19
Très bon centre de formation pour les apiculteurs de tout niveaux. Je recommande vivement pour monter en compétences.
Maxime Tucou
Maxime Tucou
2023-09-05
Formation très intéressante et bien menée des tutos sur internet à la formation en salle et devant les ruches.
Dominique Da Silva
Dominique Da Silva
2023-06-30
Très bon centre de formation, personnels très compétents. Je recommande.
ARNAUD Ludet
ARNAUD Ludet
2023-06-24
Très bonne formation, merci aux formateurs . Très Pro et bonne ambiance !!
nathalie api
nathalie api
2023-06-19
Tout a fait satisfaite de la formation qu'Apinov dispense.