With regards to my advice to US hobbyists to buy US queens, Waggle suggested
that one should raise their own queens from their best colonies and
suggested "Then they can do away with both
of you. ;>)"
 I should have made it clear that I do not produce any queens (except
accidentally) and buy all my queens from US producers!
 But, I wish I had a local mentor who could help me through the first few
years as more and more I agree that producing ones own queens is the
shortest route to better genetics for ones local conditions and beekeeping
practices. While I have taken courses and think I have a good 'book'
understanding of what to do, I am certain that actually being successful is
far more difficult. I am especially wary of having good drone stock as until
2004 I used fluvalinate and coumaphous for perhaps 15 years so my brood
combs are undoubtedly contaminated.
 Lloyd


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Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com <http://www.RossRounds.com>

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