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Breeding the Honeybee
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Episode 24
Season 1
24) Brandon Michael Simmons (US)
Brandon is a queen breeder and the 3rd generation beekeeper from North Carolina USA. His business, Foothill Farm and Apiary offers nucs, production queens and breeders. In this episode Brandon tells us what it was like starting a breeding program with artificial insemination.
0:00 Introduction
0:00 Introduction
2:00 A family of beekeepers
4:00 Brandon’s breeding program
4:35 Allogrooming
7:58 Learning AI
9:54 Introducing AI queens
14:16 Drones
16:00 AI - Is it worth it?
17:13 Being treatment free for mites
19:40 1500 chicken egg incubator for queen cells
21:20 Where you can find Brandon online
22:05 Sting Stoppers (A bee suit suit company Brandon is affiliated with)
Email Brandon Foothillsfarmnc@gmail.com
Sting Stoppers Bee Suits https://stingstopper.buzz/?sca_ref=5347826.Bpf4wrrNuN
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Podcast proudly brought to you by
Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia)
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Chapters
- Introduction
- A family of beekeepers
- Brandon’s breeding program
- Allogrooming
- Learning AI
- Introducing AI queens
- Drones
- AI - Is it worth it?
- Being treatment free for mites
- 1500 chicken egg incubator for queen cells
- Where you can find Brandon online
- Sting Stoppers (A bee suit suit company Brandon is affiliated with)