In a message dated 96-11-01 11:13:49 EST, you write: << I think I might try a couple of Caucasian queens next spring in my top bar hives. I would enjoy email conversations with any of you who keep/kept Caucasians. Do you think they'd do better in tbh's than Italians? Seems that I read somewhere that Caucasians are reluctant to spread brood upward. Any information that you can supply would be appreciated. Cordially yours, Jim >> Jim , I just got to know, how did the bees we sent you perform in the top bar hives. Dean Breaux Hybri Bees Breeding Better Bees