39) Raf Augustyn (NZ)
from Breeding the Honeybee Hosted by Brent Nixon
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 influence 10:54 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/breedingthehoneybee Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Music by https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL0pcAGV4g67jCxGIPWv9iQ
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- 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 influence
- 10:54 Isolation Cages
- 12:09 Isolation queen bank
- 14:30 Custom queen excluders
- 16:15 Raf’s business
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