We sell seven different species of honeybee queens here at Cedar Glen Bees. We have Italian Queens, Minnesota Hygienic, Old World Carniolan, New World Carniolan Hybrid, Russian HybridBuckfast and a Texas Minnesota Italian Hybrid  developed at Lohman Apiaries by Dennis Lohman

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   Italian Queens

Now taking orders for 2008. A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to guarantee your order. Place your order  today online or by calling 360-652-8967                                                                                                  Apis Mellifera Ligustica:   Very gentle, good brood pattern, is not so prone to swarm as much, great honey producer, light on excess propolis and makes nice  looking white honey comb. Good foulbrood resistance. The hybrids of today show some mite resistance and good hygienic behavior. A great bee for   someone new to beekeeping. This is the most popular bee in North America. The Italians are popular with the commercial beekeepers they are gentle and good producers. They use less propolis  than some of the darker bees. They usually have bands on their abdomen  of brown to yellow color. Their biggest weakness is that they  are prone to rob and drift, especially when there is a dearth 

Minnesota Hygienic Queen

Apis Mellifera hybrid: These exceptionally hygienic queens show  good resistance to American foulbrood and chalkbrood as well as showing some resistance to the Varroa Mite. The breeder queens     are from Glenn Apiaries (the first  Minnesota Hygienic Queens were developed by Dr. Marla Spivak, and they have  proven to be great honey  producers as well as very gentle bees. Dr. Spivak and her   team were able to produce a trait within breeder queens.  A trait    where the bees are able to reduce disease by being exceptionally hygienic. We suggest these queens if you are looking for a bee that broods up well  in the spring, puts up big in the winter, and has excellent   hygienic properties.

 

New World Carniolan Hybrid

Apis Mellifera hybrid:   Dr. Susan Cobey is credited with the development of these queens. These are darker in color and some of the queens are nearly black. they are known for their winter hardiness and rapid spring build up. These queens work well in all areas of the country, are excellent honey  producers and comb builders. They also show resistance to tracheal  mites. They do well in the cold and long winters of the North.
 Our breeder purchases his breeder queens from Strachan Apiaries,  the world's largest producer of the New World Carniolan.  Dr. Cobey is presently at University of California Davis. She is continuing her   work at the Laidlaw Research facilities

 

Russian Queen

A product of the U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture's Honey Bee Breeding Genetics, and Physiology Lab of Baton Rouge, Louisiana directed     by: Dr. Thomas Rinderer;  They imported this bee from the   Primorski region of the Sea of Japan because it had survived mites     for 150 years. It is not a species but a hybrid.
Russian bees resemble the dark Carniolan strain and use less   propolis than typical Italian honey bees. They are not prone to sting. The bees show exceptional winter hardiness, small winter cluster,    and a high nectar haul per bee. They are more apt to building queen cells throughout the brood season and may have a higher tendency to swarm.
   GOOD TRAITS:
They are more resistant to mites and more winter Hardy.   POOR TRAITS: They tend to produces lots of propolis, they always seems to have swarm cells in the hive, and    they are moderate honey producers. They can be testy at times. They are known for head butting 

Old World Carniolan Queen

 Apis Mellifera Carnica:  These are darker brown to black. They fly   in slightly cooler weather and in theory are better in northern climates.  They are reputed by some to be less productive than Italians, but I have  not had that experience. The ones I have are very productive   and  very frugal for the winter. They winter in small clusters and shut down  brood rearing when there are dearth.  Our breeder brings his stock over directly from Europe. It's been said that Susan Colby obtained her breeders from this source. These are new   additions to the genetic pool here in the States.  GOOD TRAITS: Explosive spring build up, are not so prone to rob, are very, very gentle, and good comb producers 
Buckfast Queen

 Apis Mellifera hybrid: These were developed from a mixture of    bees over  several years by Brother Adam of Buckfast Abbey. I had them for  years. They were gentle. They built up rapidly in the spring, produced awesome crops and dropped back in population in the fall. They are just like the Italians as far as robbing. They are resistant to the tracheal mites. They are more frugal than the Italians, but not as much as the Carniolan.                                                                 The Buckfast bee is popular among beekeepers and is available from bee breeders in several parts of the world. Most of their qualities are very favorable.  They are extremely gentle, and some authorities  rate them  higher than the Italians in most categories. Their main  drawbacks are that they have a strong tendency to lock combs     together with brace combs, and they are very liberal in their   application of propolis to inner surfaces of their hives.

 

Dennis Lohman's Italian Hybrid

   Apis Mellifera hybrid:    Extremely good spring build up, are not   so prone to rob, are very, very gentle, and good comb producers.  These bees are larger than the traditions Italian. They have good resistance to foulbrood and chalkbrood. Good hygienic qualities and some mite resistance. They do well slightly cooler weather. he discovered these queens While    picking his bees up from South Dakota one year. There was another beekeeper there that had worked with in the past.  He noticed these large bees in the other persons hives. The other beekeeper said he  found them in Texas. He was      so taken by the looks of the bee and  the  other beekeeper told him     of the qualities he brought some back to his apiary. He  crossed these Texas Italians with his Minnesota Italian Hybrids. The outcome was beyond his expectations. He has been breeding them and using them in his own apiary ever since.   The Bees are larger than the regular Italians  and the Queen has a darker body with some   Smokey shadows on her body