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My wife, bless her, not knowing my opinion on importing bees, has told me she has ordered two buckfast queens for my birthday.
Until now I have reared my own queens, selecting from the best and culling the worst. So my bees are mongrels.
My current bees are all very gentle. I have heard second generation Buckfasts can be temperamental, so am a bit concerned about adding these genes to my gene pool.
I shall enjoy these bees but would appreciate your views
Until now I have reared my own queens, selecting from the best and culling the worst. So my bees are mongrels.
My current bees are all very gentle. I have heard second generation Buckfasts can be temperamental, so am a bit concerned about adding these genes to my gene pool.
I shall enjoy these bees but would appreciate your views