MN Hygienic

Started by charlotte, May 18, 2010, 02:03:10 PM

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charlotte

May 18, 2010, 02:03:10 PM
I just requeened a couple of hives with MN hygienic queens...  For those of you that have tried them- how did you like them?  I have heard they are a little hotter sometimes than regular Ital., but I figure they can't be any more aggressive than my Russian hive!  (If I weren't in WI, I would wonder if they weren't Africanized!!  :evil: OUCH!--they were one of the hives I requeened..)  Thanks for your comments.  :) 
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specialkayme

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May 18, 2010, 08:57:37 PM
My MH have always been calm. I love them.

iddee

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May 18, 2010, 09:07:32 PM
Buckfast, russians, mn, etc. What I have heard is they all get testier with each supercedure, where the genetics are watered down.
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me . . . Anything can happen, child. Anything can be"

*Shel Silverstein*

NWIN Beekeeper

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May 19, 2010, 03:18:33 AM
Iddee,

Sounds like you should be selecting your hives by "gentle drones" and not "gentle workers" - LOL.
After all, it seems that it's the getting "knocked up" that makes your bees progressively meaner - ROTFL.
There is nothing new under the sun. Only your perspective changes to see it anew.

MustbeeNuts

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May 21, 2010, 07:30:14 AM
I got some from Georgia, they seemed ok to me, however they ddin't over winter for me.
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