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Title: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: Tommyt on March 31, 2011, 02:11:28 pm

Here I go lol
I do everything last minute
I did a removal and ended up with 3 hot hives
I know want re-queen them.
2 colony's are all ready queen-less
and when the rain gives up I'll get to the 3rd q removed
I can order a Buckfast Carniolan cross queen
and I like the points of each breed
I also know sometime on the second year or bred
they are nasty
Can you tell me if the Buckfast and Carni is a good cross and anything else about them??
Anything you can tell me is a Plus
I would like to order today

Thanks
Last minute
Tommyt

Title: Re: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: Tommyt on March 31, 2011, 11:33:16 pm

Well after all the Positive posts  :-D
I went and ordered them  :?
Now will anyone tell me what they think of this type Bee ??


Thanks
Tommyt

Title: Re: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: Grid on April 01, 2011, 07:57:32 am

I have a Buckfast hive, local Ontario, a Manitoba, Russian, Italian.  No carniolans.  I really like the Buckfast - gentle, good producers, made it through the winter strong -  and I've heard good things about the Carni's.  I think you'll have a nice hive with that mix.  Hopefully someone has buckfast/Carni bees and can comment on the specific mix. 

Wait - YOU have that mix, or will soon!  Let us know.   :-D

Enjoy.
Grid

Title: Re: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: tom on April 01, 2011, 04:25:33 pm

I was wondering the same thing the only person i know that could answer that for you is Robert Russell he has good information and could sell you that cross. His web site is www.russellapiaires.com (http://www.russellapiaires.com) give him a e-mail hope this will help i want to try this mix and had asked him and he told me he could get that breed for me i know he gets his buckfast seman from over seas.


Thomas

Title: Re: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: Finski on April 01, 2011, 04:32:01 pm

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You will see it. They are many.

Title: Re: Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike
Post by: Tommyt on April 01, 2011, 07:37:27 pm

Finny
Where are these many ?/

AS far as what I ordered, I hope they can handle the heat
The heat is what worries me the most.
 I am looking to build this season
I did see www.russellapiaires.com (http://www.russellapiaires.com) has all the  queens I would like
too try but I am Cheap  :-D
These I got were only a dollar more than the local Italian mutt
I hope I get more than the Mutt :?
Before the summer is over I may try some Buckfast but believe
they are mean if superseded

Tommyt