Buckfast versus Irish Black bee

A natural Buckfast swarm arrives

[@killianmurphy4616]

Nice video. I do like and prefer the buckfast bees over the European black bee they are a lot easy to work with. Keep the videos coming 🇮🇪

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

Thanks Killian, really glad you like the video

[@johnmorgan9435]

I have had over 40years experience in dealing with the hybrid and mongrel Buckfast. All generations after the F1 are a complete disappointment tending to be excessively aggressive and swarm excessively.

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

@@johnmorgan9435 yes John, from my experience they are very vigorous strong hives, but can be a bit aggressive.

[@christinewhyte2590]

Lovely video

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

Thanks Christine

[@danno1800]

The Buckfast are so calm and working hard…thank you - much appreciated!

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

Thanks Danno, some of mine can be a bit on the aggressive side, maybe its the hybrid vigour

[@christinewhyte2590]

Question: what camera are you using? Is it a phone or something else? The details are stunning

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

Thanks Christine, it's an apple phone

[@AssociationSoccer]

How do you locate someone that sells bees? I'm having awful difficulty doing so. I'm based in South Dublin

[@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063]

Hello, good to hear from you
It won’t be long now before the swarm season starts, I will have a new swarm then for you if that suits you

[@AssociationSoccer]

@@wexfordwildvalleyhoney7063 I'd absolutely love that!

[@richardkyser1316]

Is verticals videos really a thing? Please resist as it looks terrible with the black bars on the sides.

[@catherinecodd1939]

Apologies Richard, I must have been holding the phone in portrait instead of landscape, thanks for your feedback though.

[@mevankurdi.102]

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