Best New World Carniolan Queen Breeders?

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Gerald S

Discussion Starter · Apr 30, 2014

I recently got 12 carniolan hives in a deep box and was wanting to split them after the next honey flow. Can anybody tell me who the best queen breeders are for NW carniolans? I also heard in a nut shell that managing carniolans is like managing russians, except they are gentle. I heard/read that they may be 3 frames in a box in late february and then in march a week or two later they are a full box of bees and swarming. I have other hives that are russian and italians.

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DPBsbees

· #2 · Apr 30, 2014

I've had good luck with queens from Honey Run Apiaries. He sells NWC queens but his site says he's booked until June 9.

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SpeckledPup

· #3 · May 1, 2014

I also got a couple of New World Carniolan Queen from Honey Run Apiaries last year and they are gentle an dhave really built up this spring.

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Vance G

· #4 · May 1, 2014

I believe koehnen in California has NWC and they are good people to do business with.

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canoemaker

· #5 · May 1, 2014

I've got NWC queens. I'm booked through May 25.

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Gerald S

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 1, 2014

Vance G said:
I believe koehnen in California has NWC and they are good people to do business with.

Vance, Can you tell me more about their bees? Are they open mated? Are they resistant at all to mites?

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shinbone

· #7 · May 1, 2014

Strachan Apiaries is another good option.

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Gerald S

Discussion Starter · #8 · May 2, 2014

I checked out Koehnen bees and they looked nice. I liked that they had italian/NWC crosses. Sounds like a good option to try. Has anybody else had any experience with these bees?

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