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About Jonathan Getty

Jonathan Getty is a member of the Belfast & District branch of the Ulster Beekeepers Association and is at least a fourth generation beekeeper in the Getty family. His main beekeeping interest is queen rearing based on our native bee Apis mellifera mellifera. He started up the Belfast Minnowburn queenrearing group several years ago and it now has about 50 active members. He also manages about 30-40 colonies of his own. Jonathan holds a BSc Hons in Psychology from Queens University Belfast and gained a postgraduate teaching qualification at Stranmillis Training College. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Taking orders for summer 2015

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

Orders have started for 2015 and I will be posting queens on a first come first served basis. The easiest way to order is via paypal.

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Small Hive Beetle confirmed in Italy

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

Story here

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Last few queens

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

I had a few more queens start to lay last week and these will be ready to go shortly.

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Queen cell in an apidea

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

This is something you do not want to see in an apidea. It means either that the queen has been superseded or else the introduced queen or queen cell has been rejected and the bees have elected to make their … Continue reading →

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Native Black Queens ready for posting

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

Video

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Queen introduction.

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

When you receive your queen, I would suggest you first introduce her to a nuc of young queenless bees rather than directly trying to requeen a full colony, especially if it has been queenless for a long time and is … Continue reading →

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queen cage

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jonathan Getty
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Availability of queens

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

I should have a few queens available in August although the grafting season will soon be over.

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Next batch of queens

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

I will have more queens available from the first week of August. You can pre-order here

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Great weather for queen mating

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Jonathan Getty

Last week was perfect for queen mating and I had a lot of queens start to lay. These should be ready to post from Monday 14th July. Use the Paypal button if you would like to order one. I can … Continue reading →

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