Queens ordered now will most likely be ready some time in the first half of July depending upon the weather . I post out queens in the order they have been paid for and I always check first to arrange a suitable posting date.
I have just started to post out the first queens which were ordered at the end of 2016.
The weather has turned poor since the start of June so that is likely to delay the mating process.
Jonathan Getty
About Jonathan Getty
Jonathan Getty is a former chair of Belfast & District branch of the Ulster Beekeepers Association which has over 250 members and is a current committee member. He 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 in 2012 and is currently involved with a new queenrearing group in Co. Tyrone which started up in 2020. He manages over 100 colonies of his own spread over about a dozen apiary sites in NI. He also rears between 400-500 queens per season using 200 Apideas. 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.
Johnathan, I ordered a queen on 22 may. Can you give me some idea when to expect delivery. Thanks Michael Pointon
Michael
Probably around mid July. I’ll be in touch to arrange a suitable posting date.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
Hi John, Have you any queens available for delivery for next week ? the first queen I ordered from you is doing really well.
Hi Roy.
Glad to hear she is doing well
I could probably get one for the week starting 7th August but I have quite a few orders already in from July that I have to deal with first.
Hi Stuart.
Glad to hear she is doing well.
I might have queens available from the week starting 7th August but I have quite a few orders in from July I have to deal with first.
Hi Jonathan, Can you email me next week to confirm if that ok, I will pay via paypal.
Hi Stuart. I still have queens and there is usually a 2-3 week waiting time for delivery as I post out queens in the order I receive payment.
Best wishes,
Jonathan
Hi Jonathan, That will probably be to late for me this year, queen required for starting up a small nuk, will order early next year. Best Wishes, Stuart
ok. No problem.