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
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