# 28) Ron Clarke and Rob Manning (AU)

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Podcast: [Breeding the Honeybee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breeding-the-honeybee-5581713)
Published: 2024-08-17T11:26:22+00:00
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Rob and Ron have been working together in the West Australian bee industry for many years. Together they run a breeding program using instrumental insemination which Ron learnt from Gretchen Wheen and Sue Cobey. In this episode we discuss bee breeding, the Rottnest program, Joe Horner’s drone rearing and the story of the Karri tree, which Rob is writing a book about. 1:30 When Rob and Ron started working together 3:14 Rottnest breeding program 5:14 Gretchen Wheen and Mathilde 'Tilly' Kühnert 7:14 When Ron Learnt Instrumental insemination 7:52 Sue Cobey visits Australia in 2009 9:33 Challenges of Instrumental insemination 12:00 Joe Horner’s drone rearing system 14:02 Drone drift 15:37 Queens you can get from Rob and Ron 19:20 Rob’s book on the Karri forest in Western Australia 22:29 Baiting Comment or leave feedback on the episode post in the Facebook group for this podcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/breedingthehoneybee Record a soundbite about your queen rearing here https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/podcast This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at Nixon Queen Bees in Ballarat Australia. Email Brent at brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Episode Music https://audionautix.com/

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