2017 Queens

[nantmoel]

Here is a frame of brood from one of my Keld Brandstrup F1 queens, she is in a Nuc on 14x12 frames, more than pleased with the results.

 

[kevrhcfag]

My 1st year at having a go at serious queen raising / breeding. Made stacks of mistakes, learnt a hell of a lot and looking forward to next year. I now understand perfectly why people start, give up and sell imported queens.

Have got various lines to graft from including some hygienic / vsh from europe.

This is one of mine from German Stock, grafted open mated F1, have a couple of sisters on 14 x 12. Mid season made a nuc up 3 frames, gave her foundation to make up 8 frames, pinched a couple of frames a few weeks ago off her and her sister to make up a couple of nucs. Had to give them more frames, moved 1 to a full box and the other another box on top. Both were full of brood.

Sorry Cant figure out how to make them a thumbnail

 

[B+.]

My 1st year at having a go at serious queen raising / breeding. Made stacks of mistakes, learnt a hell of a lot and looking forward to next year. I now understand perfectly why people start, give up and sell imported queens.

Have got various lines to graft from including some hygienic / vsh from europe.

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I question this as we're still working towards 100% VSH

 

[kevrhcfag]

Replied.

Didn't mean to give anybody the impression queens are VSH as you point out still very much a work in progress and I am far too inexperienced to pretend I know anything other than the meaning.

I should of said from VSH testing / trialling lines for clarification but I thought most people would make that assumption. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

 

[B+.]

Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

No problem. I just wanted to be clear about what you were saying.
If you have the certificates and they were mated under controlled conditions, you could have some interesting material to test.