This page is about the queens that head my colonies. Most of the queens are related to one another and come from 3 main lines
1) Thornes supplied queen – marked and clipped
2) Swarm collected from neighbours garden in 2013 – virgin queen
3) Queen from nuc colony from an RBKA member in 2013 – heads most of my current colonies
| Colony | Origin | Age | Marked/Clipped | Traits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Swarm collected | 2013 | Marked | Prolific and good tempered |
| Blue | Supersedure | 2014 | No | Too early to comment |
| Cyan | Split from Honeydew | 2014 | No | Too early to comment |
| Denim | Split from Green | 2014 | No | Too early to comment |
| Emerald | Queen cell from Honeydew (orginally Cyan) | 2014 | No | Too early to comment |
| Green | Thornes | 2013 | Marked and clipped | Prolific but not good tempered |
| Honeydew | Moved from Cyan to Honeydew split. Supersedure from RBKA member’s colony | 2013 | Marked | Good temper, not that prolific |
| Flax | Queen cell from Honeydew (originally Cyan) | 2014 | no | Too early to comment |