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It was my earlier years as a backyard beekeeper that my
passion for honey and love for my bees
inspired me to make bee keeping my livelihood.
It was always a challenge to find good bee stock back then.
Most of us just purchased from each other or grafted our own
queens so it would not be long before we beekeepers had all
the same bees. But,
we had not heard about Varroa Mite yet so other than a bit
of foulbrood and nosema beekeeping was not really that bad,
in fact, it was fun.
Today we do not have the
selection problems of yesterday. We can get on the phone and order a queen
from nearly any state in the nation and it will be delivered
in 24 hours. But we did
inherit a few quality problems with all this global commerce
including the mites, Nosema Cerana a few new viruses
and C.C.D.
After considerable
research, trial and error, and our love of the industry
we feel that we have overcome some of the quality problems. Our
apiary in Western Washington import breeder queens
from some of the finest most recognized breeders in the country.
Such as Glenn in Fallbrook and Tabor in Vacaville California Thanks to our continuing research, dedication to
quality, expertise and attention to detail, I think it is
fair to say that we have some of the finest bee stock in the
world available for our customers today.
Cedar Glen Bees is located about 50 miles North of Seattle
just west of I-5.
As the owner and founder of Cedar Glen Apiaries I, Donna Cook
take full responsibility for the quality of service and
product. My husband Michael helps out in the bee yard and
works with the pollinators. Cedar Glen Bees are members of the
Stanwood-Camano Beekeepers Association, Skagit Valley
Beekeepers Association, Mount Bakers Beekeepers Association, A.H.P.A. and Federated
Beekeepers Association.
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