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> From: Daniel G Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Where to get package bees for mid-April shipment
> Date: Friday, February 14, 1997 11:32 AM
>
> Greetings,
>
>         I just called W. Kelly and they are already booked
>         till mid May. I have been told that I need to get the bees
>         in the hives in mid April.
>
>         Is there any place else I should try? Should I just wait til
>         May and start then?
>
>         I'm a beginner and plan to start 3-4 colonies w/3 pound
>         packages. I was going to try 2 Italian and 1 or 2 Hybrid.
>
>         thanks in advance.
>
> --dj
>
> Dan Jones
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> Phone: 1.412.624.2189
 
Try to buy a Nuc from a local beekeeper.  Many will sell a few frames of
bees to help prevent swarming.  Next, get a bee magazine and call everyone.
 The second option here probably won't yield any bees because of the high
demand for bees but it is worth a try. Sometimes you get lucky
 
Frank Humphrey
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