About this episode
Marc Hillen discusses queen breeding and varroa management in Norway.
Marc is a queen breeder and uses instrumental insemination to produce every queen in his apiary. In this episode we cover some of the challenges of II and the interesting way in which they handle varroa in Norway. Norwegian beekeepers can purchase Marc’s queens from his website . Marc can also be contacted through his Facebook page If you liked this episode you might want to consider joining the Facebook group for this podcast. It's a great way to leave feedback, get notifications on new episodes and participate in live sessions. Podcast proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees (Ballarat VIC, Australia) https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email Brent brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au
People in this episode
Host: Brent Nixon
Guest: Marc Hillen
Topics covered
- queen breeding
- instrumental insemination
- varroa management
- Norwegian beekeeping
- beekeeping challenges
Keywords
- queen breeder
- instrumental insemination
- varroa
- Norwegian beekeepers
- beekeeping
Sponsors
Nixon Queen Bees
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Norway, Ballarat VIC, Australia
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