On Saturday, 25 June, the Association had another very special afternoon with Murray McGregor at his queen-rearing apiary, set among trees and near a loch where some of us had a lunch picnic.

ADBKA with Murray and Jolanta

Jolanta

Murray and queen-cell frame

Murray

Grafting hut

Grafting bar with cell cups

We met Jolanta, who is in charge of Murray’s queen-rearing unit, and in groups of five visited her grafting hut where she showed us the incubators, grafting tools and more.  In the meantime, the rest of us followed Murray among the brightly-coloured mini-nucs, asking questions and listening.

Our visit was between two heavy outbursts of rain, but we were fortunate that the dry spell lasted long enough for us to have a full and wonderful afternoon.

Many thanks to Murray and Jolanta.