At 08:17 9/21/96 -0600, you wrote: >---------------------- Information from the mail header ----------------------- >Sender: Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> >Poster: Tim Channell <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Carniolans - "Old World," "New World," "Yugos," HELP! >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >At 08:20 PM 9/20/96 -0400, you wrote: >>Hello! >> >>I am quite new to beekeeping; in fact, I won't even have my first hives until >>the spring. I have heard a lot about Carniolans, and am very interested in >>starting with that type of bee because of their reputation for gentleness. >> However, now that I've been researching this bee, I find that there are "Old >>World," "New World," and Yugoslavian Carniolans. What's the difference? I >>get very different answers from each of the various apiaries I have called, >>all saying that their bees, of course, are best. >> >>Also, how does the gentleness of the Carniolans compare to the Buckfast bee, >>in which I am also very interested, and the "Midnite" hybrid bee? >> >>Thanks in advance for your assistance! >> >>Mary Caldwell >>Benicia, CA >> > >-------------------------- >I would be interested in knowning which apiaries sell the Carniolans and >Buckfast. Do any of you bee buddies known? Thanks, Tim - El Paso, Texas >Tim Channell > Don't know about the Carniolans, but B. Weaver Apiaries, in Navasota, Texas, raises the Buckfasts. Cheers, Mike Wallace Sar Shalom Apiary McKinney, Texas USA "Out of the heart, the mouth speaks."