russian hybrid queens

I'm keeping a few extra queens for folks within driving distance, mostly for a quick remedy if you have a queen emergency. At any given time I may have 5-10 in surplus (so the nation's queen breeders can rest easy) :D Price is $40. We are about an hour north of Chattanooga, near the Savage...

I have always had Italian stock bees in my apiary. Keeping up with Italians in the spring time is a chore . I saw some hybrid Russian Italian Queens advertised and was just wondering if anyone else had introduced hybrid bees to their Italian colonies without issue. The bees have been pissy...