Author Archives: Jonathan Getty

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.

Overwintering Apideas

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

I usually try and overwinter a few apideas, partly for fun, but I an often able to use a queen or two in late March to replace any Drone Layers I find. They overwinter better as double or triple units … Continue reading →

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Queens all gone

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

Sold out. I will have more in 2016 from June onwards. You can order in advance using the Paypal button if you want to get to the head of the queue for next year.

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last few queens of 2015

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

I have a few more queens available now and can post from 21st September.

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A few queens ready this week

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

I still have a few queens ready to post and if the weather is favourable I hope to get a few more mated in September.

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Gormanston

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Jonathan Getty

Nice to meet up with a few of the Irish and UK beekeepers yesterday at Gormanston, Roger Patterson, Terry Clare, Aoife nic Giolla Coda, Thomas Ellis Ben Harden and many more. Great lecture by Rob Paxton on varroa and virus. … Continue reading →

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