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Mar 16, 2025 31 min

33) Marc Hillen (NO)

from Breeding the Honeybee Hosted by Brent Nixon

Marc is a queen breeder and uses instrumental insemination to produce every queen in his apiary. In this episode we cover some of the challenges of II and the interesting way in which they handle varroa in Norway. Norwegian beekeepers can purchase Marc’s queens from his website. Marc can also be contacted through his Facebook page If you liked this episode you might want to consider joining the Facebook group for this podcast. It's a great way to leave feedback, get notifications on new episodes and participate in live sessions. Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email Brent [email protected]

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33) Marc Hillen (NO)

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  1. 0:15 What kind of bees are in Norway
  2. 3:23 II queens for honey production colonies
  3. 7:25 polish intro cage
  4. 11:25 acceptance rate
  5. 15:40 Mini plus
  6. 16:05 How long it takes to inseminate a queen
  7. 16:58 II batch sizes
  8. 18:31 Marc’s AI equipment
  9. 19:57 Lyson mating nucs
  10. 20:35 Thoughts on the II process
  11. 21:20 Where Marc sells his queens
  12. 22:10 Varroa
  13. 23:42 No chemicals allowed to treat varroa
  14. 24:35 Marc’s treatment schedule
  15. 28:41 How to buy Marc’s queens

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