Honey Boys
British Beekeepers
We specialise in the breeding and rearing of premium Buckfast queens. Based in Somerset, farming slow with nature.
Honey Production
We produce raw & unpasteurised honey from the wildflowers, hedgerows & woodlands from around Bath. We manage over 200 production colonies across 10 different apiaries.
Buckfast Nucs & Queens
We breed F1 queens from select breeder queens which are open mated. We produce both nucleus colonies and queens for new beekeeper and experienced beekeepers who may be looking to expand their apiaries.
Courses
We run beekeeping courses from April - October. We offer 1 to 1 tuition or group classes where we cover all aspects of beekeeping in both a theory and practical element.
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All queens and nucs are reared from our own breeder stock, open-mated from carefully selected drones.. Our Buckfast bees are known for their calm temperament, large brood nests that produce prolific amounts of honey. We have excellent overwintering rates.
2026 Spring Nucleus Colonies, reared from an F0 Buckfast breeder queen and open mated in Somerset.
An established colony covering 4/5 frames of brood in all stages, with 1 or 2 frames of stores. All nucs are thoroughly examined and prepared before sale, ensuring healthy bees with no disease, good brood pattern and a marked queen.
Calm, gentle bees that expand quickly and produce large quantities of honey.
Collection from our nuc yard on the outskirts of Bath (Hinton Charterhouse) is preferred but we can arrange Royal Mail Special Guarenteed Delivery 1pm for £30 per nuc.
The price includes a 6 frame correx nuc box.
Please note summer nucs will be made with the first mated queens of 2026 and will be ready for pick up end of May/ June.
UK Mated F1 Buckfast queens, grafted from selected F0 breeder queens. Open mated in Somerset.
These queens are calm and prolific honey producers. They expand quickly in spring, producing huge amounts of brood.
Once the queen has successfully mated (2-4 weeks from setting the mating box) we then leave her another 3 weeks at which stage we can asses her brood pattern. Once we are happy that the queen has well mated and her lay is consistent, we will catch her, mark her in this year’s colour.
All queens are caged in Nicot cages with fondant and 5-7 attendant bees. These bees will look after the queen during transit. Queens will be marked before sending.
Queens can be posted via Royal Mail next delivery service.
1 /2 Queens £35
3 - 9 Queens £33
10+ Queens £30
