Help Buckfast Carniolan cross? have these ? like or dislike

Started by Tommyt, March 31, 2011, 02:11:28 PM

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Tommyt

Here I go lol
I do everything last minute
I did a removal and ended up with 3 hot hives
I know want re-queen them.
2 colony's are all ready queen-less
and when the rain gives up I'll get to the 3rd q removed
I can order a Buckfast Carniolan cross queen
and I like the points of each breed
I also know sometime on the second year or bred
they are nasty
Can you tell me if the Buckfast and Carni is a good cross and anything else about them??
Anything you can tell me is a Plus
I would like to order today

Thanks
Last minute
Tommyt
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Tommyt

Well after all the Positive posts  :-D
I went and ordered them  :?
Now will anyone tell me what they think of this type Bee ??


Thanks
Tommyt
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Abraham Lincoln

Grid

I have a Buckfast hive, local Ontario, a Manitoba, Russian, Italian.  No carniolans.  I really like the Buckfast - gentle, good producers, made it through the winter strong -  and I've heard good things about the Carni's.  I think you'll have a nice hive with that mix.  Hopefully someone has buckfast/Carni bees and can comment on the specific mix. 

Wait - YOU have that mix, or will soon!  Let us know.   :-D

Enjoy.
Grid

tom

I was wondering the same thing the only person i know that could answer that for you is Robert Russell he has good information and could sell you that cross. His web site is www.russellapiaires.com give him a e-mail hope this will help i want to try this mix and had asked him and he told me he could get that breed for me i know he gets his buckfast seman from over seas.


Thomas

Finski

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Language barrier NOT included

Tommyt

Finny
Where are these many ?/

AS far as what I ordered, I hope they can handle the heat
The heat is what worries me the most.
I am looking to build this season
I did see www.russellapiaires.com has all the  queens I would like
too try but I am Cheap  :-D
These I got were only a dollar more than the local Italian mutt
I hope I get more than the Mutt :?
Before the summer is over I may try some Buckfast but believe
they are mean if superseded

Tommyt
"Not everything found on the internet is accurate"
Abraham Lincoln