8) Duncan Simmons (UK)
from Breeding the Honeybee Hosted by Brent Nixon
Duncan owns and runs Simmons Apiaries, a business based in Trematon in south west England. Duncan has been keeping bees for over 50 years and for 35 years as a professional. He produces queens, honey, offers training and sells equipment for dealing with varroa. 0:56 - Duncan tells a funny beekeeping story 2:43 - The Buckfast bee 3:51 - Peter Donovan 5:51 - Home apiary at Buckfast Abbey 6:36 - The British native bee 9:51 - Brother Adam’s mating station 11:14 - Varroa 13:11 - InstantVap 16:54 - The hive boxes Duncan runs 18:54 - Nicot system 23:10 - Duncan’s work in St. Lucia 25:12 - Wax queen cups vs plastic 27:43 - Priming cells cups 29:17 - The mating nucs Duncan runs 31:04 - The benefits of feeding mating nucs 33:07 - The push in queen introduction cage 39:13 - How long should queen be in mating nucs 42:12 - Staying at Duncan’s farm to learn queen rearing Get in touch with Duncan [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/SimmonsApiaries/ Join the podcast facebook community group www.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybee Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email Brent [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBees Episode Music https://audionautix.com/
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