> Does anyone here have some recent experience with Strachen's Carnies? I will buy a couple of queens if they are still the great bees I got from them long ago.
Strachen may well be an exceptional producer of the "true" NWC. I have bought nothing else but NWCs, consistently from Strachen for decades, and while there are always a few duds, the queens that are not duds have been excellent.
Strachen supplies Mann Lake with queens, so one could order a few queens shipped from Mann Lake's PA warehouse, as Strachen sends several direct trucks to PA with packages and queens each spring.
Queens are the only product I buy where I am forced to buy and pay for 10% extra just to end up with 100% of what I wanted.
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