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October 26, 2024, 9am–5pm. • Melba Theater, 214 S Grand Ave, Houston, MISSOURI 65483. • Event registration does not include meals or lodging. • Tickets are non-refundable.

ULTIMATE CRASH COURSE IN RAISING QUEENS

Raise your own honey bee queens, multiply your colonies with superior genetics, and never buy bees again! Learn from Kirk Webster, the legend of natural beekeeping, and Dr. Leo Sharashkin, Editor of Keeping Bees with a Smile. A ton of practical advice in one day!

Plus meet natural beekeepers from coast to coast.

WORLD-CLASS PRESENTERS

Kirk Webster single-handedly produces up to 40,000 lb of honey per year (that’s sixty 55-gallon drums) and raises 1,500 queens of remarkable disease resistance. His Vermont apiaries have been completely treatment-free for 20 years! He has 300 honey-producing hives and many hundreds of smaller colonies. Kirk’s queens have highest levels of natural immunity to Varroa mites, and his bees never need medication. In his one-man operation, Kirk uses beekeeping and queen rearing methods accessible to anyone. Learn from one of the most successful natural beekeepers in the world!

Dr. Leo Sharashkin is a full-time natural beekeeper in the Missouri Ozarks, editor of Keeping Bees with a Smile and founder of HorizontalHive.com Dr. Leo keeps 50 Layens horizontal hives stocked with wild swarms and uses simple time-tested methods to produce superior queens on a small scale.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Raising your own queens is not complicated, but the devil is in the details! A small misstep may mean the difference between big success and failure. Also, many procedures can be done in different ways, and you’ll learn the pros and cons of each option so you can make the best choice without trying them all. You’ll know and understand all the important elements that normally come only through years of experience. Tap into Kirk Webster’s lifetime of beekeeping wisdom and practical queen raising skills, and succeed on your first attempt!

In addition to Kirk’s and Dr. Leo’s visually rich presentations complete with photos and short videos, there will be ample time for questions and answers. We want you to have a clear picture of how to apply it all in your apiary, whether you have a few hives or a thousand.

  • Keys to queen rearing success
  • How to get started
  • Efficient use of equipment — learn about different options
  • Setups to fit your beekeeping style — from hobbyist to pro
  • Best timing for every operation — make your queen raising weatherproof
  • Select best breeder queens & constantly improve your stock
  • Create powerful cell-building colonies
  • Grafting — how, when, and where. Graftless alternatives
  • Keep Varroa mites out of your queen cells, treatment-free
  • Reliable queen mating — isolation apiaries, mating nucs, drone-producing colonies, and more
  • The best use of queen cells — make nucs and multiply your colonies
  • Quickly find and catch queens
  • Sell and ship queens, store queens for future use
  • Wintering your queens and nucs
  • Queen rearing as part of a resilient chemical-free apiary
  • Economics of breeding queens: raise a few for yourself, supplement your income, or earn your living
  • And MUCH MORE!

ADVANCED TOPICS

This program covers many advanced topics. To benefit the most from attending:

Given the amount of material, the large audience, and the time of the year, we will not be working with actual hives. This event is very different from Dr. Leo’s two-day natural beekeeping seminar — the two complement each other and don’t have much overlap.

NETWORKING!  MEET TWO HUNDRED NATURAL BEEKEEPERS

Our previous conference with Kirk Webster and Dr. Leo attracted 220 people from 31 states. We expect similar attendance this time, so you’ll have a great opportunity to meet and network with co-minded beekeepers who use natural methods and horizontal hives, from coast to coast.

HORIZONTAL HIVE EQUIPMENT SALES

All HorizontalHive.com equipment and books will be available for sale during the event. PAY CASH AND SAVE 10%! You can order during the event and pick it up at the end of the day, saving you a ton on shipping. (If you are flying, shipping will be available as well.) All forms of payment accepted, bring CASH to get 10% off on everything!

SCHEDULE

Doors open: 8 am  Saturday, October 26, 2024
Program: 9 am – 5 pm  Saturday, October 26, 2024
More networking: 5–7 pm  Saturday, October 26, 2024

VENUE LOCATION

Venue: Melba Theater, 214 S Grand Ave, Houston, MISSOURI 65483.

Free parking — throughout downtown Houson, Missouri, and behind Melba Theater (from 2nd Street).

Nearest airports: Springfield, Missouri (SGF) – 100 mi;   St. Louis (STL) – 160 mi.

NO TICKET SALES AT THE DOOR

Seating capacity is limited, it will sell out before the event date. Please register online to reserve your seat.

TICKETS NON-REFUNDABLE

All ticket sales are final and no refunds will be made. If you know you won’t be able to attend you can transfer your ticket to another person.

VIDEO / AUDIO RECORDING POLICY

No video or audio recording, please. Thank you for your cooperation! This is a one-of-a-kind live event. You can only attend in person. So drop everything and join us in Houston, Missouri on October 26, 2024!

ACCOMMODATION

  • Southern Inn, 1493 S Sam Houston Blvd, Houston, MO 65483; (417) 967-4591.
  • Lazy L Motel, 1121 S Sam Houston Blvd, Houston, MO 65483; (417) 967-1955.
  • Comfort Inn, 150 E 19th, Mountain Grove, MO 65711 (27 mi); (417) 349-6118.
  • Comfort Inn, 1204 E Main St, Willow Springs, MO 65793 (35 mi); (417) 469-0410.
  • Camping and cabins: North Fork River Ranch (42 mi); (417) 293-3364.
  • AirBnB vacation rentals in the area.

FOOD

Lunch will be on your own. Houston, MO, has many options from fast food to local BBQ restaurants.

WHILE YOU ARE IN THE AREA...

The forests and rivers south of Houston offer great hiking, star gazing, trail riding, and kayaking — consider extending your stay to enjoy the beauty of the Ozarks.

MISCELLANEOUS

In the unlikely case of event cancellation by us, we shall reimburse you your registration fee in full. We cannot reimburse you for any other expenses (such as travel and lodging) or losses.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, please email us at b**s@horizontalhive.com (replace b**s with the name of the insects that live in hives). We look forward to meeting you at this remarkable event!