Breaking News! Starvation of the bees is the biggest hazard to successful establishment of the package of bees. He was in charge of the bees in the Abby during the time when the acarine parasite mite (a tracheal mite) invaded and killed thousands of bee colonies across England. NUC quantity Pricing Chart. No Exceptions. Since the 1980's Ged Marshall and British Honey Producers Ltd. have provided Buckfast queens to commercial honey farmers and amateur bee keepers across the UK. Marked & mated F1 Buckfast Queens. Copyright Russell Apiaries 2008-2020 All Rights Reserved,