Chuck asks:
>What kind of hoops do you have to jump thru to reimport some german black
bees to the states.

The hoops could possibly be jumped through but are you ready to invest
thousands of dollars in a queen?

You would pave the road for others by importing. A beekeeper and a lawyer
were the players in the Australian import but then the rest of the industry
gets to import without spending money.

You could import your German queen/queens by way of Australia right now but
the entry into Australia would run thousands of dollars.

An import from Germany of semen and then inseminated into your queen would
be easier. Weavers could tell you what's involved and the cost as would be
similar to the Buckfast semen import.

You might contact Ohio queen breeders and ask as they might be better able
to explain what's involved in a semen import. If you do not do instrumental
insemination then you would need an inseminator. The semen is easily
shipped.


To get pure German from Australia you would need to import two queen lines
into Australia.

I have most likely provided more information than you wanted. If money is
not an issue and you want the queen regardless of the cost email me direct.


Bob

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