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Some people have started to email me about posting dates. I don’t start grafting until early May. If you ordered early, your queen(s) will be ready in June. I will contact you directly when I have queens available and any … Continue reading →

Nucs are looking good at the moment. Small amounts of pollen coming in    

I have a few queens left if anyone wants to order one.

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 →

I hope to start posting queens around the middle of June so if you ordered early there should not be too long to wait now. The weather has been great for a couple of weeks but there was a slow … Continue reading →

The first batch of queens is emerging in the incubator this morning. If you ordered early, ie before March, I would hope to be able to start posting queens by the middle of June. If you ordered more recently it … Continue reading →

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I will be giving a talk on how to set up a queen rearing group at the NIHBS conference in Athlone on 9th February  

I am now taking orders for June 2018 delivery

saw this earlier this afternoon at 4.45. Temperature was 15c video