Queen breeders

[Jackie Burba]

I'm already thinking ahead to next year and was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for good sources of Carniolan queens and Russian queens?

[westernbeekeeper]

Olivarez Honey Bees in CA has some good Carnies. But If I were you, I'd try to get some local queens.

[Charlie B]

I just re-queened 5 colonies with Olivarez a month ago, all 5 are doing quit well.

[Michael Palmer]

When I bought queens, I thought Pat Heitkam's hygienic carniolans were excellent. Very good at cleaning up chalkbrood.

[Matt Beekman]

Pat's carni's kick ass. Great honey production, build up and over-wintering.

[Grizbee]

I've had great looking carnies from Lohmans, love em

[bhfury]

Velbert Williams on here has some good queens. He sells Russians.

[Riverratbees]

.Get up with canoemaker he raises the same strain of bees your interested in. He is a member of my bee club in Southwest Virginia stand up guy. Hope this helps.

[valleyman]

You have one of the best supplier of queens very close to you. Kelleys carries Shamrock carni queens. The Kelley hygenic has mostly carni lineages, from what I've heard. I have both and will probably will not change lineages, because I have tried several differient genetics thru the years and so far I think that they are the very best genetics for our area. I love them, and am now enjoying beekeeping again. Oh, and yes I've had Russians and from my experience there is no such thing as a good Russian.