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Queens available

BB Honey is dedicated to the supply of quality queens and a great customer service to boot. We are currently producing two races; Cornish dark queens and Buckfast Denmark queens.

The Cornish Dark queens have been selected for by a colleague of mine for the past 20 to 30 years. His aim is to produce a line as close as possible to that of our native Apis meliffera meliffera and I have joined his group with the intention of continuing his work. This race is also involved in a breeding program to increase the levels of Varoa tolerance by selecting for certain behavioral characteristics.

The Buckfast Denmark lines are as you would expect them to be. They are bred from Danish breeders and pool mated as close to the coast as possible to reduce the possibility the virgins mating with unwanted drones. The same technique is practiced with the Cornish lines.

Experience gained from New Zealand and Denmark has led me to make available the sale of cells and caged virgins as alternatives to the standard mated queen. Cells would require incubation before the are introduced to a hive, so this would really suit local people. The virgins can be caged and sent through the post to be mated on your own sites. This may suit larger orders as their is a significant difference in price.

If you wish to receive details or would like to place an order please mail me or write to me.

Queen Price List

Type	Price each (GBP)
Cells	£5.00
Marked virgins	£10.00
Mated	£15.00

About BB Honey.

We are based just outside Penzance, Cornwall, and are currently working over 100 hives which are spread over 15 sites from Truro to the home site near Penzance. The bees have access to the many hedge rows and pastures of Cornwall, which are host to high nectar yielding plants such as Bramble, Thistle and Clover. There are also several species of tree that the bees visit in the spring, the most significant of these is the Sycamore.