I am an Alaskan hobbiest.  There is a wide spread belief that bees do 
not winter up here.  The fact is few queens raised in the warm southern 
part of the US are able to produce colonies that will survive.  Queens 
raised in areas with long cold winters are preselected for good 
wintering conditions.  For several years I purchased queens from Dave 
Eyre, Beeworks, in Ontario, Canada.  Due to unrealistic, politically 
motivated import limitations, Dave can no longer afford to sell queens 
to the US.  I am looking for a source of queens produced in an area with 
long and cold winters.

Any suggestions, urls, or email addresses would be appreciated.

Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK

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