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8) Duncan Simmons (UK)

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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

goldwinguk@aol.com

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

brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBees

Episode Music

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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

goldwinguk@aol.com

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

brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nixonqueenbees/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/nixonqueenbees/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@NixonQueenBees

Episode Music

https://audionautix.com/

  continue reading

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