Quote Originally Posted by Kate Atchley View Post
In Ardnamurchan we'll be rearing Amm queens (Colonsay stock) this year, all being well. I've no idea of the demand for these and we'll probably have more than are needed for local beekeepers. If you are interested, please let me know, no promises.

And what do folk regard as a reasonable price, marked and a wing clipped if wanted?
Huge amount of work, specialised product, reliable Scottish provenance .... don't undersell them!

I seem to remember Amm queens going at £80 few years back.

Paynes are selling 'as near as we can Amm' for £40.

British raised Buckfast queens from breeders imported from Denmark are sold at £40. But that is from someone in central southern England with a good climate for queen mating and the economies of the scale at which he works (1500 to 2000 pa).

There is a good source of Irish Amm selling at £35-£40 depending on marking and clipping, but again he's selling too cheaply .

I don't know what Andrew charges but I would take that as a guide.