Russian Bees

[TwT]

Russian bees are different from other strains,  if you are only used to keeping Italians, you will have problems with Russians, the winter in smaller numbers, slow to build up in the spring but when they do the population will explode, most of the time after the first flows are over, then they will swarm like crazy if you don't watch them regularly,  temperament on the pure line Russians are gentle,  even on the crosses after, I helped raise the pure lines of Russians with Dwight Porter for 5 years, they do headbutt more but fairly gentle across the board.

[BeeGinningBeek]

Don't know if you are still looking, but if you
search J&T Beekeepers out of saginaw Michigan, I know they sell Russian queens, but don't know if any are available