2010 Queens:
We are now taking orders for 2010 queens.
Weekly queen arrivals begin first week of April, 2010.
We supply outstanding Italian queens (Apis mellifera ligustica) and New
World Carniolan (Apis mellifera carnica) on a weekly basis. See below for
comments about these races. ORDER HERE!
We are now taking orders for 2010 queens.
Weekly queen arrivals begin first week of April, 2010.
We supply outstanding Italian queens (Apis mellifera ligustica) and New
World Carniolan (Apis mellifera carnica) on a weekly basis. See below for
comments about these races. ORDER HERE!
About Italian and Carniolan bees: Generalizing about bee
characteristics is to risk being proven wrong by the exception, but our
experience with these two wonderful races is as follows. We find the
Italian bee to be great for suburban beekeeping because of its gentle
characteristics combined with good honey productivity. The Carniolan
bee is thought to do well in colder, more mountainous climates. But, in
our experience, the Carniolan tends to be quicker to defend its hive, so
is perhaps less well suited to backyard beekeeping where you have close
neighbors. Carniolans also tend to maintain a smaller cluster during the
winter, and are late to build up brood in the spring. However, the
increase is quick when it happens, which can lead to unexpected
swarming early in the season.
characteristics is to risk being proven wrong by the exception, but our
experience with these two wonderful races is as follows. We find the
Italian bee to be great for suburban beekeeping because of its gentle
characteristics combined with good honey productivity. The Carniolan
bee is thought to do well in colder, more mountainous climates. But, in
our experience, the Carniolan tends to be quicker to defend its hive, so
is perhaps less well suited to backyard beekeeping where you have close
neighbors. Carniolans also tend to maintain a smaller cluster during the
winter, and are late to build up brood in the spring. However, the
increase is quick when it happens, which can lead to unexpected
swarming early in the season.
Questions?: Please call us at 503 657 5399 or email us at staff@ruhlbeesupply.com |
Ruhl Bee Supply
Package Bees, Nucleus Hives, Queens
2010 Nucleus Hives
Our plans for 2010 nucleus hives are in progress. We expect to have
Nucleus hives available starting in the second half of April. Nucleus hives
are an excellent alternative if you have missed the Package Bee window.
Our plans for 2010 nucleus hives are in progress. We expect to have
Nucleus hives available starting in the second half of April. Nucleus hives
are an excellent alternative if you have missed the Package Bee window.
2010 Package Bees
We are now taking orders for 2010 package bees. These bees typically
arrive in early April each year. See our online store for details.
We are now taking orders for 2010 package bees. These bees typically
arrive in early April each year. See our online store for details.
| Package Bees Arrival Update: As of March 8th, 2010, the package bees are targeted to arrive on Mondsy, April 5th. This date may change due to weather. If you need to order package bees, please see our online store for details. |
| As of March 8th, 2010, the nucleus hives are on track to arrive in second half of April. If you need to order nucleus hives, please see our online store for details. |
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