Frank Chapman Pellett
in History of American Beekeeping
states:
"The first queens to be sent by mail probably
were sent in 1863, by CJ Robinson, of Richfield,
to Langstroth. ... The bees reached Langstroth
in good condition and, in return, he sent a fine
Italian queen to Robinson." <end>
Conflicting information...
I located writings from Robinson stating that he
had sent the first queen thru the mail to Langstroth
during the time Parsons first stock of Italian bees
was 'in transit' across the Atlantic from Europe.
Parsons stock of Italians were in transit in either
1859 or 1860
Best Wishes,
Joe Waggle
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/HistoricalHoneybeeArticles/
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