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Title: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Sour Kraut on July 15, 2012, 02:30:09 pm: Good afternoon all;

Are Caucasian queens still available ? (I mean for 2013, too late this year obviously)

Or have they, in the face of all the current diseases / pests, proven to be un-useable these days ?

Thanks to all in advance

Gary
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Vance G on July 15, 2012, 11:37:44 pm: sales@caucasianbreeder.com
Best matches for caucasian queen bees for sale
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E-Mail to: sales@caucasianbreeder.com. Jump to text »
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Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: tom on July 16, 2012, 02:22:21 am: You may try homans they have caucasians for sale i got three last week and they are in the hives and i will check them tomarrow to see if they have been released.

Thomas
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Sour Kraut on July 16, 2012, 11:12:29 am: OK, thanks

Have e-mails in to several spots I found

G
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Intheswamp on July 16, 2012, 11:38:54 am: Quote from: Vance G on July 15, 2012, 11:37:44 pm
sales@caucasianbreeder.com
Best matches for caucasian queen bees for sale
Queen breeders of other races of bees have over the years promoted the myth that gentle bees are lazy. Nothing could... Jump to text »
E-Mail to: sales@caucasianbreeder.com. Jump to text »
More matches »« Fewer matches

Beware of dealing with caucasianbreeder.com as there has been many people who have lost money dealing with this "breeder". Company names...Long Creek Apiaries and Winters' Apiaries....a one David Winters being the owner. It appears that he has finally closed down shop, though, I'm not sure whether he's trying to make things "right" or not, now. Just didn't want the OP emailing off and getting burned...

Ed
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: AllenF on July 16, 2012, 04:11:19 pm: I think David is out of the biz now.
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: David McLeod on July 16, 2012, 04:15:14 pm: I just checked and Russell over in MS has them.
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Intheswamp on July 16, 2012, 06:42:15 pm: Quote from: AllenF on July 16, 2012, 04:11:19 pm
I think David is out of the biz now.
I don't know Mr. Winters personally and I wasn't sure if that was still a live email address or not. I'm just aware of a lot of chatter from unhappy people who state they lost money dealing with him. From the looks of his websites he appears to be shut down. I just didn't want someone who was given an email address to go into a possible bad situation unaware.

Likewise, the OP might also want to do a little checking around regarding the current situation with Russell Apiary...seems there are several unhappy customers there, also. Hopefully Russell will get the situation taken care of.

Best wishes,
Ed
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: David McLeod on July 16, 2012, 06:55:51 pm: Never dealt with Russell, just what I read on the net so I will not add to it other than do a search on this and the other site. I read enough to take the risk with one of the two Russells should I ever need to.
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: Vance G on July 16, 2012, 09:19:45 pm: Sorry I forwarded a bad guy. I am out $546. for queens and shipping for non recieved Russell queens. I should have been more careful both times. My apologies.
Title: Re: Packages w. Caucasian Queens ?
Post by: tom on July 18, 2012, 02:27:33 am: Yea i got lucky and got one of Russells Queens and she is suppose to be a caucasian but her workers are italians. But they are good bees i can find no problems with them they made me plenty of honey and has never swarmed and i also got three queens from homans try them homans queens came to me in great shape and bees took to them very good can't wait to see brood come off them i will rasie some queens from them.

Thomas Yancey