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The St. Vincent and the Grena-
dines Beekeepers Association in
conjunction with the Ministry of
Agriculture, Rural Transforma-
tion, Forestry and Fisheries
hosted a follow-up workshop on
the “Introduction of Virgin
Queens” into a Hive/Apiary” at
Mr. Robert Bascombe’s farm in
th
Georgetown on Thursday 18
May, 2017.

A total of twenty-two participants
attended the session, including
Beekeepers, students and a Hive at Mr. Robert Bascombe farm in Georgetown.
teacher.

The workshop is part of a  Increase production of Bees and honey
Queen Bee production project  To combat the importation of Queen Bees
started on Union island in the  Improve stock and product
Grenadines, a virgin territory  Produce stronger Hives
free of diseases. The objec-  Encourage more producers
tives for the project are:

The participants took part in a practical session on
how to prepare, introduce and monitor Queens Bees
into an Apiary.

Removal of hive frames for honey extraction