In a message dated 96-10-27 01:16:38 EST, you write: << A good friend of mine, who is not hooked into the net, has requested that I ask about honeybee strains adapted to a climate like ours. >> I would suggest that you try the ARS-Y-C-1 Yugoslavian Stock. This stock has shown to have some of the best wintering traits of any we have evaluated here at HBI. I would then take the survivors and raise queens from them the following generation. Dean M. Breaux Hybri-Bees Inc. Breeding Better Bees