At 08:17  9/21/96 -0600, you wrote:
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>Sender:       Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
>Poster:       Tim Channell <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Carniolans - "Old World," "New World," "Yugos,"  HELP!
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>At 08:20 PM 9/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hello!
>>
>>I am quite new to beekeeping; in fact, I won't even have my first hives until
>>the spring.  I have heard a lot about Carniolans, and am very interested in
>>starting with that type of bee because of their reputation for gentleness.
>> However, now that I've been researching this bee, I find that there are "Old
>>World," "New World," and Yugoslavian Carniolans.  What's the difference?  I
>>get very different answers from each of the various apiaries I have called,
>>all saying that their bees, of course, are best.
>>
>>Also, how does the gentleness of the Carniolans compare to the Buckfast bee,
>>in which I am also very interested, and the "Midnite" hybrid bee?
>>
>>Thanks in advance for your assistance!
>>
>>Mary Caldwell
>>Benicia, CA
>>
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>I would be interested in knowning which apiaries sell the Carniolans and
>Buckfast.  Do any of you bee buddies known?  Thanks,  Tim - El Paso, Texas
>Tim Channell
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Don't know about the Carniolans, but B. Weaver Apiaries, in Navasota, Texas,
raises the Buckfasts.
 
 
Cheers,
 
 
Mike Wallace
Sar Shalom Apiary
McKinney, Texas   USA
"Out of the heart, the mouth speaks."