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Title: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: robbo on August 19, 2010, 04:53:56 am
Are these available at all?

How do they travel? Express post in Aussie post or are they couriered?

Let us know hey.

Rob.

Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: Culley on August 19, 2010, 06:54:50 am
Hey Robbo,
Bees in the Northern Rivers are swarming at the moment - you might get lucky.

Look up Browns Bees, they sell packages and queens. I've never dealt with them. I read the owner had a lawsuit for illegally importing queens.
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3, 4 and 5lb packages with one queen are available from October  till March.

How many packages are you hoping to get? I'm interested in the price if you get a quote.  :)
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: OzBuzz on August 19, 2010, 08:31:34 am
I emailed them for pricing a while ago - no reply.
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: robbo on August 20, 2010, 05:58:12 am
cheers guys - will check them out.

Yea, I dont have time this year to chase swarms - The people in the post office at Casino were telling me they get package bees and queens come thru there a fair bit - just wondering where they come from?

Im after 10 or a dozen only tho.
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: robbo on August 20, 2010, 06:00:00 am
hmm, got a website for browns?

only one Ican find is http://www.brownsbees.com/ (http://www.brownsbees.com/) and they are in USA
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: Culley on August 20, 2010, 09:23:22 am
It's http://www.brownsbees.com.au (http://www.brownsbees.com.au)
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: robbo on August 20, 2010, 04:51:35 pm
Thanks for that!!! :-D
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: OzBuzz on August 31, 2010, 10:22:59 pm
Did you ever hear back from them Robbo? I sent them an email, got a reply, replied to their reply but haven't gotten a reply to that yet :)
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: robbo on September 12, 2010, 07:20:05 am
Sorry, I wasnt watching the thread.

Yea no worries, they answered the emails etc.

Give em a ring mate.

Rob :)
Title: Re: Recommend me a Package Bee seller - East coast
Post by: OzBuzz on September 12, 2010, 07:30:53 am
I got a reply-pick up only sadly  :(