>Questions: >1. Do New World Carniolans do well in Southeastern USA, specifically west >central South Carolina? >2. Are queens generally available, If so from what sources? >Thanks Paul LeRoy. Thanks for your questions. There are several queen breeders in California that are cooperators with the New World Carniolan breeding program with Ohio State. Visit their web page at http://iris.biosci.ohio-state.edu/honeybee/breeding for more information. From what I've heard the do well just about anywhere they are from canada clear down to Mexico. I would be interested in any comments positive or negative on the subject of NWC's. Garrett Dodds Royal Gold Farms Custom Inseminations 305 E. Hale St. P.O. Box 63 Ridgeway, OH 43345 (937) 363-3119 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]