Purvis Brothers

[Andrew Dewey]

I ordered three queens this past spring from Purvis Bros and the delivery time was set for this week. Monday I got a reminder call, that the queens would arrive on Wednesday. The queens arrived on Wednesday. To top it off the UPS driver was a beek and out of concern that it would be too hot for the girls in the back of his truck, kept them up in front with him. Queens were good and active on arrival. I'm very pleased.

[Chef Isaac]

That is an awesome experiance!!! Its nice when everyone is connected like that!

[BULLSEYE BILL]

If they were dead you would not have gotten any help from Dan, so you are lucky. Glad to see him using UPS now instead of USPS.

[spunky]

If they were dead you would not have gotten any help from Dan, so you are lucky. Glad to see him using UPS now instead of USPS.

It just depends on who your USPS people are. I have received bees from oregon in 90 temp in fine shape.

[Jeffrey Todd]

Bullseye,

Do you mind telling us about your experience?

Thanks,

Jeffrey

[honeyman46408]

I was in one of Dan`s classes at HAS, I like the way he talks and he had some queens there but I waas afraid to get any because of shipping (me), I did email him about queens eairlier this season and he emailed back to tell me he was booked.

[BULLSEYE BILL]

>Do you mind telling us about your experience

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192826&highlight=insurance

I'd have to think real hard about telling the rest of the story, it's sour grapes that stink real bad. Suffice it to say that I wouldn't buy queens from him if he was the last queen supplier on earth, and I would sure not believe anything I was promised.

[MichaelW]

Bought 5 queens in May, no problems. Met Dann at HAS and he really seems to be interested in improving beekeeping, not just his bottom line.

[danno1800]

& bought 2 of his Goldline queens...installed them in two hives when I got back. I'll see how they do.

[ikeepbees]

I've had good luck with Dann - the one time that he was unable to send queens that I had ordered I was notified in advance via mail along with a check to return my deposit.

[longrangedog]

I like his philosophy on how to cope with current pest issues and believe his proceedure for queen rearing is the best long term solution to those issues. I've received 6 already, got 4 more coming today, and have nothing but good things to say about his product or service.

[RSUCHAN]

Got a couple a dozen queens or so from them for the 1st time this year.
So far they a some of the best producers we have purchased in the last 10 to 12 years or so.
We will be setting up non treatment yard with them this year.
So far we have been very impressed with his stock.

[danno1800]

are released & laying up a storm. Color me IMPRESSED!

[chief]

I have had great success using Dans queens. I can thank most of my honey production and hive increase this year to of one of his queens that I have split many times and still produced a bunch of honey.