29) Nick Milne (NZ)

About this episode

Nick Milne discusses his experiences and insights as a third-generation beekeeper in New Zealand.

Nick Milne is a third-generation beekeeper and owner-operator of Blue Sky Queen Bees and Backyard Bees in Nelson, New Zealand. 2:31 Working in Canada 4:05 Kids and bees 6:08 Getting into queen rearing 8:21 Queen breeding in New Zealand and colour 12:55 Pyramid structure for queen breeding 14:50 Bringing in mated queens for genetic diversity 16:18 Bringing in cells for genetic diversity 16:38 Rea Butler 17:23 VSH drone lines 19:34 Selling queen cells 22:01 What Nick sells 23:00 Nick’s other business - Backyard Bees 27:04 Where to find Nick online https://backyardbees.nz/ https://buyqueenbees.nz/ Guide to shipping queen cells as discussed in the episode https://www.projectapism.org/resources You’ll find the download link if you scroll down. Join the podcast Facebook community group - This is a great place to comment on the episode, share some of your own tips or just say hi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybee Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/

People in this episode

Host: Brent Nixon

Guest: Nick Milne

Topics covered

• beekeeping
• queen breeding
• genetic diversity
• honeybee
• New Zealand

Keywords

• beekeeping
• queen bees
• genetic diversity
• honeybee
• New Zealand

Sponsors

Nixon Queen Bees

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Sky Queen Bees, Backyard Bees, Project Apism

Places: New Zealand, Canada, Ballarat VIC, Australia

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