On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, David Eyre wrote:
>        As Aaron so frequently says 'buyer beware', they are not all honest
>or knowledgeable bee raisers.
 
The folks I bought the Italians seemed to be fairly well respected as
being knowledgeable and honest.  I've seen their name mentioned here on
the list a once or twice as an example of good suppliers.  (This was after
I already had ordered my packages.)  If they did make a mistake, I doubt
it was anything intential.
 
Other then dealing with reputable folks, what else can one do to be sure
you really are getting good stock?  It's not like buying food at the store
where you have an expiration date stamped on the package.  Then again,
maybe I should look at the underside of my remaining queen for a 'Best if
used by 1998' stamp. :-)
 
     bob
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