Meridian queen rearing

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* 1. Are you interested in being part of the queen rearing programme?

Yes

No

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* 2. Are you prepared to use a colony to raise queens? - You may get less honey.

Yes

No

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* 3. Select 6 desirable characteristics for a good queen in order of preference.

quiet on the comb

hygenic- not needed to chemically treat for varroa 3 years

early build up

good laying pattern

low/no chalk brood

not had nosema

more than 14kgs/30 lbs of honey

colony doesn't follow

not defensive

winters on less than 14kgs/ 30 lbs of stores

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* 4. I would be happy to raise more drones from a colony- I may get more varroa

Yes

No

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* 5. I would be interested in obtaining queens from Meridian even if I don’t take part in the rearing programme.

Yes

No

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* 6. How much would you be prepared to pay for a queen reared by Meridian?

Nothing. It should be included in our membership fee.

Up to £20

Up to £40