14) Paul Densem (NZ)

Paul Densem is a queen breeder based south-east of Christchurch in the Port Hills of Banks Peninsula New Zealand. Paul has created his own line of bees descending swarms that he caught when he first started beekeeping. Paul’s line of Italian bees have been selectively bred to produce high yields of honey and display calm temperaments. Paul’s business is Valley Apiaries. He offers queen bees for commercial and hobbyist beekeepers. 1:14 Paul’s Swarms 1:43 What Paul looks for in his queens 6:30 How long Paul worked on his bees until he was happy with them7:20 How Paul got into breeding9:20 What mating nucs Paul uses10:40 Paul’s small amount of introduced stock12:30 Diversifying genetics 12:45 Drones13:10 The rearing system Paul uses17:50 Paul’s climate  21:00 Where you can find Paul21:44 Paul’s honey23:20 [email protected]://www.facebook.com/ValleyApiariesNZ/https://valleybees.nz/Join the podcast facebook community groupwww.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybeePodcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia)https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/Email Brent [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBeesEpisode Musichttps://audionautix.com/