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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

Orders for 2017 have now closed so any queens ordered now will be for June 2018 delivery, weather permitting. I post out queens in the order they have been paid for and I always check first to arrange a suitable … Continue reading →