Please order all Queens separately from other products.
Please book early as these are limited availability
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LINES
All our lines are well established in the characters to Buckfast selection.
- Low tendency to swarm
- Good balance of bees, stocks and brood throughout the season with a high fertility rate accompanied by bee longevity and vitality
- Parsimony in maintaining honey and pollen reserves in the honeycomb
- Pronounced docility and the bees' ability to remain firmly on the combs
- Good spring recovery with high fertility, accompanied by a high brood care capacity and consequently good bee longevity
- Excellent ability to overwinter and overcome moments of climatic imbalance (returns of cold, drought and intense heat) while maintaining a good population, stocks and a steady brood curve
- Wing strength, sense of direction and harvesting ability
All lines included in our selection programme show a high heritability in the progeny of HYG+ (hygienic behaviour), VSH (varroa resistance traits) and, above all, improved resilience to viral load.
- HYG+ = > 85% open brood and >50% cleaned cells within 12 hours as a result of the pin test, on broodstock.
- Reduced varroa reproduction rate throughout the year due to excellent grooming, de-capping and SMR.
- Reduction and control of viral load through a variety of inherited characteristics:
• negative selective pressure towards the most virulent varroa genotypes, with removal or interruption of their biological cycle.
• opening, removing and cleaning brood damaged by viruses, before they become endemic and spread through the hive.
- SOV (suppressed in ovo virus infection) = hereditary antiviral immune response that causes the decrease or absence of viral load in eggs and reduces or eliminates vertical transmission.
3 Available Lines -
F1 Buckfast 3D VSH+ 2025 (£60 ea)
F0 Buckfast from Isolated Mating Station 2025 (£250 ea)
F0 Tested Buckfast from Isolated Mating Station 2024 (£350 ea)
ISOLATED MATING STATIONS
- MONTE ALPE ISOLATED STATION (ma) (IT)
- BALTRUM ISLAND ISOLATED FECONDATION STATION (bal) (DE)
- ISOLATED SPOORNS FERTILISATION STATION (sp) (IT)
You will receive -
- A marked unclipped, Breeder Buckfast Queen (with 4-6 attendant bees) in a slow release candy introduction cage (Nicot, Lyson, JzBz or equivalent).
- Full A4 colour double sided instructions covering various methods of introduction & scenarios. You can view our full introduction guidelines here.
- A fully marked "LIVE BEES" ventilated jiffy bag (or box for larger orders).
- Acceptance is never guaranteed, please bear this in mind as we cannot do anything should your colony reject the Queen (even when following our instructions).
You will receive a confirmation of your order upon completion containing all details selected when ordering, please check your spam folders and ensure your email address is 100% correct, typos are a common issue. We will confirm a date of delivery within your selected month via direct email correspondence.
Please note to beginners - you cannot start a colony with a queen only, you require a 5 /6 frame nuc to start beekeeping.
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**Successful introduction is never guaranteed, unfortunately this is nature where nothing is guaranteed!
