26) Mary Lacksen (US)

Mary is in Sparta Georgia and has a business called BeeCo Apiaries. Together with her daughter, Mary sells honey, nucs and small scale locally mated queens.

2:17 Getting into queen rearing

5:25 Lines of queens Mary uses

7:30 Survivor stock

8:15 Cell raising method

11:30 Mating nucs

13:30 Advice to people who are thinking of getting into queen rearing as a sideline

15:50 What Mary is offering in her business this season

17:57 Where to find Mary

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