6 queens

Dear all
 
We have six queens now. They have hatched from two colonies queen 48 and queen 45. We have also had many males hatch. So this week over in New Zealand they will be mating the queens and putting them into hibernation. Then they will be flown back to the UK at the end of May ready for release in June. So its been tricky rearing the bees and a very slow process. However, this has taught us a lot about subt and its requirements and will help us for our continuing collection and rearing of the queens. It is hard to say whether any more queens will be produced. The original queens are getting old and its getting late in the season but Rosemary will keep a watchful eye.
 
Meanwhile back in the UK I am busy planning the spring and summer events. I shall post the event listing very soon. This last week I meet with a couple of farmers to discuss coverting some of their land into good bumblebee habitat. Over the next few weeks I will be doing some school visits where I will be teaching primary school children about bumblebee conservation!
 
Keep visiting for how our breeding queens get on.......
 
 

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