Bob wrote:
> The  main strains I am using now are Italians ( from California and the
best
> honey producers of any bee I ever used but do have problems with tracheal
> mites) , Italian /carniolan cross out of Texas (which impressed Ohio Queen
> breeders so much they went and got queens to work into their breeding
> program I was told) and pure bred Russian queens bred to Russian drones
> (California).

Bob you did not mention SMR queens, have you given up on them?

mac studebaker

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