39) Raf Augustyn (NZ)

Raf is a queen breeder based in New Zealand. He makes his own mating nucs that are based on the sizes used in Europe. 0:45 Mating Nuc Design 3:15 Using mating nucs as cell raisers 3:30 Using mating nucs for breeder queens 3:47 Using mating nucs as queen banks 3:57 Fixing failing mating nucs 4:30 Comparisons to poly mini nucs 5:00 queen quality in larger nucs 6:06 Full size mating nucs 9:19 European influence10:54 Isolation Cages 12:09 Isolation queen bank 14:30 Custom queen excluders 16:15 Raf’s business Check out Raf's business here. https://www.manaqueen.co.nz/Join the podcast Facebook community group - This is a great place to comment on the episode, share some of your own tips or just say hi!https://www.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybeePodcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia)https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/Music byhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0pcAGV4g67jCxGIPWv9iQ