Purvis Bros - Goldline Queens

[soupcan]

I suspect in speaking with Dan last year that they are having " help " problems as we all are any more!!!!!

[luigee]

Are their queens good? How do they compare to other bees? The information on their website makes them look good, but can anyone share their experience with their bees?

[Hambone]

Hey luigee. Use the search feature above. Many threads on the subject. The Advanced Search works really well.

Here is what a quick search turned up.

http://www.beesource.com/forums/sear...archid=2568486

[odfrank]

Originally Posted by luigee

Are their queens good? How do they compare to other bees? The information on their website makes them look good, but can anyone share their experience with their bees?

I got six queens this July. I put them into five frame divides. Five were accepted, three are very strong, two are being fed and gaining.
Evidentially they have moved and their operation is FOR SALE.

[luigee]

Originally Posted by Hambone

Hey luigee. Use the search feature above. Many threads on the subject. The Advanced Search works really well.

Here is what a quick search turned up.

http://www.beesource.com/forums/sear...archid=2568486

Thanks Hambone, will try that next time. Still new to the forum and figuring it out.

Read the reviews...looks like the overall concensus is that they are GREAT bees.

[Hambone]

Oh I know luigee. Just tryin to help. I don't have the Purvis queens so I was trying to point you towards some guideance.

Welcome to the forum BTW.

[luigee]

Originally Posted by odfrank

I got six queens this July. I put them into five frame divides. Five were accepted, three are very strong, two are being fed and gaining.

Thanks for the feedback...overall, from what you say and from what I read in other posts, their stock is great. I have added them to my "Good supplier" list

[Ravenseye]

I saw the ad in one of the bee magazines. Selling the business. Here's the text:

Our business is nestled in the North Georgia Mountains in Union County. The closest towns are Blairsville, Young Harris and Hiawassee, Georgia. Our operation produces the best queens available. The entire business is for sale. This includes the house, bee lab, wood shop, vehicles, trailers, storage, out yards and all the extras that go into producing good quality queens.

We believe we have contributed as much as we can to the bee industry and have decided to move on. We have been called to our new home in middle Tennessee near Lawrenceburg. We will still be keeping Goldline bees but on a much smaller scale and conducting practical beekeeping research and breeding on the side.

The Goldline bee is also offered as part of the business and we would be happy to work out a mutually beneficial arrangement to breed and maintain this line as well as other Lines or Races of Honeybees using our experience as Survival Breeders, Artificial Inseminators, and Closed Population Breeding Group Specialists. We would love to pass on what we have learned to the new owner(s).

To all of our loyal and supportive friends and clients, thank you for the great run and we love and greatly appreciate you all. Thank you for many great hours of beekeeping stories, ideas, support, and keeping us in the “Survivor” category for so long.

We are extremely busy and request only serious inquiries.

[Eaglerock]

Originally Posted by odfrank

Evidentially they have moved and their operation is FOR SALE.

She told me in an email that they are still going to have queens, they just moved and I guess down sizing.