buckfast queen

[paulgid]

were is a good place to buy buckfast queens from.
regards paul

 

[Applemuncher]

Here I think http://www.honeybeesuppliers.co.uk/Queens%20-%20Buckfast.htm (just found this on the Internet), I haven't bought any from here though so I can't vouch for them but I'm pretty sure a quick call to Buckfast could clarify.

Let me know how you get on

 

[Haughton Honey]

Contact Norton (Roger) from this forum.

The best imported Buckfast strain of Queens that are available imho.

 

[thurrock bees]

What is the difference between the cano queens and buckfast queens??

 

[Mike a]

Buckfast -

Pros
Highly Tracheal Mite Tolerant
Extremely gentle, with low sting instinct
Resistant to Chalkbrood
Low swarm instinct
Overwinters exceptionally well
Well suited to cool, wet climates


cons
Not widely available
Builds up slowly in spring
Poor early spring pollinators



Carni -

Pros
Earlier morning forager
Forages on colder and wetter days than most other bees
Overwinters well on small stores, as queen stops laying in the fall
Explosive build up in early spring
Exceptionally gentle and easy to work
May interrupt brood rearing during times of drought
Does not typically propolize heavily
Creates less brace and burr comb
Crosses well with other varieties

Cons
Likely to swarm unless carefully managed
If pollen is scarce brood rearing greatly diminishes

But the above is not a definite statement for each breed but a generally accepted "Norm"
Taken from - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Beekeeping/Honey_Bee_Races

 

[thurrock bees]

Buckfast -

Pros
Highly Tracheal Mite Tolerant
Extremely gentle, with low sting instinct
Resistant to Chalkbrood
Low swarm instinct
Overwinters exceptionally well
Well suited to cool, wet climates


cons
Not widely available
Builds up slowly in spring
Poor early spring pollinators



Carni -

Pros
Earlier morning forager
Forages on colder and wetter days than most other bees
Overwinters well on small stores, as queen stops laying in the fall
Explosive build up in early spring
Exceptionally gentle and easy to work
May interrupt brood rearing during times of drought
Does not typically propolize heavily
Creates less brace and burr comb
Crosses well with other varieties

Cons
Likely to swarm unless carefully managed
If pollen is scarce brood rearing greatly diminishes

But the above is not a definite statement for each breed but a generally accepted "Norm"
Taken from - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Beekeeping/Honey_Bee_Races

Thank you for the info.