I live about 90 miles north of Mobile, Alabama. I am seriously considering establishing one or two yards of hives headed by Russian queens. I have had some Russian queens in the past but did not keep really accurate records on productivity. My question is: Has anyone in this type climate (Region 8 in gardening maps) run Russian colonies and how have they been as honey producers? As compared against hives headed by Italian queens?
Mike in LA (Lower Alabama)
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