Spring
Package Bees 2008
I have been bringing
in package bees for 15 years uneventful with zero losses from CA, will do so again
this spring for myself and others. This year unlike in some years past my
supplier will supply 4 pound packages along with my usual 3 pound packages. In
recent years I have been sending to California in the fall my own breeder
queens (Presently I have 2 breeders in California, bred from my best wintered
colonies for him to graft daughters from to supply those packages I get for
myself and others wanting to take advantage of genetics developed up here to
continue improving these genetics. The drones of these daughters will be 100
percent Alaska developed genetics considering that they do not have a father
only grandfathers, (virtually genetic copies of the queen laying the
unfertilized eggs they develop from) remember the breeders I send to California
were mated up here so there daughters are a product of the mating the summer of
2006 here in Alaska. It is the Drones from these daughters I am ultimately
seeking in my breeding program. The daughters need to go through at least one winter
before I consider breeding from them. This method of sending queens south for a
return of their daughters is a way for me and others to enhance a breeding
program, instead of constantly bringing in unknown or untested genetics. Not
saying it is wrong to test new stock.
So this year I can supply two strains, not including my Alaskan line, I am
shotting for next season now to supply the AHB (Alaska Honey Bee);
1. "Alaska
Hardy" http://balder.prohosting.com/~starrier/akhb2004.html
(I am the sole distributor of these queens from the supplier). This strain is currently
unavailable.
2. Italians
3. "New World
Carniolans", http://www174.pair.com/birdland/Breeding/NWC.html
My supplier is
Shamrock Pollination Services Inc, Third generation beekeeping family, they
operate and run over 12,000 colonies.
1. 3 lb PK+Q = $90.00
2. 4 lb PK+Q = $113.00
3. Additional
queens are $20.00
For anyone ordering
the price will include insurance, and freight shipping to Anchorage Ted Stevens
International Airport. Expected delivery date will be April 15th depending on
mating weather in California and hiving weather in Alaska. The main pickup
point is in the Mat-Su borough but other arrangements for your convenience might
be made. I have brought bees up in the past for Kenai Peninsula (pick with
Sarah Souders), Anchorage Pickup person to be announced), (Mat-Su Valley,
Palmer, Wasilla, Glennallen will be at my location in Mat-Su), (Fairbanks, and
Delta Area Beekeepers will have Tim Hammond to pickup) and will continue as
needed. I make contact when they arrive. The expected delivery date is April
18th on a Friday. Please put your orders in soon as possible so I can reserve
Packages early as possible.
For Small cell or natural cell beekeepers I can arrange for 3 lb. package bees
to be delivered from an Amish beekeeper in Missouri that is converted over to
small cell worker comb and has used no treatments now going three years and has
been small cell for six years. packages are usually available in the second
half of April.
When ordering I need your name, address, phone numbers,
email address, number of packages, type of queen, and whether you would like
additional queens in the packages.
You must pre-Pay for your order at least two weeks prior
to expected delivery date, you can send payment by sending check or money order
to my address below.
Email; klm@gci.net
907-242-0588 / 907-688-0588
Keith Malone
P.O.Box 671092
Chugiak, AK 99567
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. .. Keith Malone, Chugiak, Alaska
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Email; klm@gci,net
907-242-0588 / 907-688-0588
Keith Malone
P.O.Box 671092
Chugiak, AK 9956
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