06/06/2026
Just landed at homebase after a trip to the forest with another batch of queens set out for random mating.
What a nice start of the queen season. Big fat cells going to the incubators.
98% hatching rate, and after 1½ week of hatching, we are half way through the packing of nucs for random mating.
It's hard not to be a little optimistic after our experiences last year 😉
Tuesday the first batch of queens were brought to Tunø for island mating.
Breeding material for future generations of bees has to be secured to.
June is by far the most busy month of the year, but when things work smooth, all the business at least leads to something 😎
In 2 weeks time the first mated queens should be on the way out to waiting customers - buzz buzz 🐝🐝