In a message dated 95-11-26 20:37:41 EST, you write: >Subj: Re: Queen Evaluation >Date: 95-11-26 20:37:41 EST >From: [log in to unmask] (Michael L. Wallace) >The running and fanning stopped and the laying pattern is much better, but >these bees are absolutely vicious. No matter how much you smoke them, as >soon as the hive is opened they immediately make a "bee line" for your face. > The other day, just the act of removing a feeding jar from the top of this >hive-body/medium super combo caused them to come boiling out of the entrance, >which is at the bottom. A friend had come to give me a hand, because I am >one-armed, due to a broken arm, right now. He was wearing blue jeans, a navy >T-shirt and navy cap. They went after him and chased him a good 30 feet from >the hive. > >I would definitely say there's a breeding problem. My friend tells me this >is typical of the Weaver queens. If so, I will not be purchasing any more >queens from them and will definitely requeen next spring. Did you contact the Weavers? There are two outfits; you don't mention which one. I have done business with one of them many times, and have had no unusual problems. They have always been courteous, and shipped on the promised dates. Give them a fair chance, before writing them off. There are some fast buck artists in the queen rearing world, which should be identified, but I doubt that Weavers are among them. [log in to unmask] Dave Green, PO Box 1200, Hemingway, SC 29554