Hello Murray & All,

Murray said:
Tried getting on the Kona supply list for May? I've been wanting to get on
it for years without success. The big boys, many of them in Canada, have had
them fully booked so far ahead that I may never get on that list.

Attending conventions as Allen points out puts a face with a name.
I will talk to the owner when I am in Jacksonville and see if i can help. I
know Kona queens has had trouble getting help which might be part of the
problem  or perhaps problems have happened with queen shipments into
Scotland. I will try and find out and get back with you. We were able to get
early Kona queens last year and we were pleased with the queens.

My beekeeper partner ( we many times work our operations together, do
pollination together  and buy supplies together)  flew to kona queen last
fall and toured the operation. He was impressed and took many slides. He
also brought me back a jar of nasty tasting honey made from Macadamia nut
and coffee tree blossoms. Yuk!

Murray asks;
Just where do they go about sourcing 35000 queens? Not doubting it, just
curious.

Horace Bell gets most his queens/cells from his close friend Reg Wilbanks of
Georgia. Reg is a fourth generation queen breeder.

Bob

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