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!
