Tested F0 Buckfast Breeder Queen 2025 — Dr. Peter Stöfen Line
Tested F0 Buckfast Breeder Queen
Price: £550 Deposit: £100 Available: May
This Tested F0 Buckfast Breeder Queen represents the pinnacle of modern Buckfast breeding — pure foundation-generation stock (F0) bred by Dr. Peter Stöfen in Germany and open-mated at the renowned Friedrichskoog Land Mating Station. Each queen has been carefully tested and proven for performance, vitality and overwintering success within our Dorset apiaries before release.
Origin & Breeding Line
Created within Dr. Stöfen’s Buckfast-Zucht program, this queen descends directly from the prestigious DB58 (Detlev Biel) line — a benchmark for hygiene, calmness and productivity.
Breeding Line:
- Mother Drone: Friedrichskoog
- B58 (BZF): .22-B13l (DB) ley B601 (TR)
- .21: B67 (BKS) hamh B365
- .20: B148 (BKS) ins B17 (SG)
- .19: B11 (PJ) ins B333 (PJ)
The drone mother comes from the valuable breeding work of Detlev Biel. DB58 (DB) cleared 100% of all cells in repeated hygiene tests, achieving an SMR value of 78% (verified by Dr Christoph Kaden). As with Biel’s queens, this line carries hallmark Buckfast traits including gentleness, productivity and robust health.
Breeding Mothers:
- B19 (BZF) = .23-B356 (DB) frkg B12 (DB)
- B41 (BZF) = .23-B356 (DB) frkg B12 (DB) es
The best queens from the established B356 (DB) drone colonies have been carefully selected for breeding. This selection reflects Dr Stöfen’s breeding programme and preserves the characteristics sought in high-quality Buckfast breeder stock.
Key Traits & Performance
- Gentle Temperament: Calm, easy-to-handle colonies that remain steady on the comb during inspections.
- Exceptional Productivity: High brood expansion, strong foraging drive and excellent honey yield potential.
- Low Swarming Tendency: Bred to prioritise colony stability and sustained production.
- Winter Hardiness: Proven overwintering ability in both Northern European and Dorset conditions.
- Hygienic Behaviour: Strong hygienic performance within the breeding line, including 100% brood clearance and a recorded 78% SMR value in DB58.
- Genetic Purity: F0 foundation queen with documented Buckfast lineage and pedigree information supplied.
Delivery & Certification
Each queen is marked and supplied in a secure live-bee cage with attendants. Shipped in protective packaging via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed.
Summary
By selecting this Tested F0 Buckfast Breeder Queen, you are acquiring foundation breeding stock developed by Dr. Peter Stöfen, incorporating genetics from Detlev Biel’s established Buckfast lines and performance-tested under British conditions. Ideal for breeders and professionals seeking to propagate proven, high-performance Buckfast stock.
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We will replace queens that are dead on arrival, provided they remain in their SEALED cage and are reported within 8 hours of the initial recorded delivery time. A video showing the deceased queen and your order number is required for replacement. All dead queens must be returned in their original sealed cages.
24-hour Royal Mail Special Delivery (Pre 1pm) with Signature REQUIRED. Queens are guaranteed to arrive alive. Please note, this service cannot deliver through a letterbox - £9.50.
Queens are expected to arrive the day AFTER dispatch. However, we cannot guarantee the exact day or time of delivery.
We guarantee the live arrival of your queens. If queens arrive damaged or dead, we will replace them free of charge.
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We work hard as Queen breeders to maintain a consistent supply of queens, and cancellations make it challenging to accurately forecast demand throughout the year.
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