At the risk of stressing the obvious, I just counted
more than 15 queen/bee suppliers in the Dec 1997 issue
of ABJ, stretching from GA to CA to HA.  Have U tried
them all?  I always had my ordered bees arrive the first week
of April, or else I wouldn't order at all unless desperate.
Bonne chance!
 
On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Thomas W. Hoyt wrote:
 
> Today I remembered to order some bees for next year.  I usually order through
> Walter T. Kelly (Kentucky - USA) - but they are "booked until shipping dates
> in May".
>
> I did order four (3#) packages - - but if I could find a supplier with an
> earlier shipping date I would probably order a few more boxes.
>
> Anybody know who has been available - maybe late March?
>
> I'm in the middle of Illinois.
>
> Thomas W. Hoyt
> Decatur, IL
> (217) 864-5644
>
 
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