Georgian Mt Grey Caucasian Package Live Honeybees

US $7800

Parrottsville, Tennessee, United States
May 29th

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Mated marked Georgian Mountain Grey Caucasian Honeybee Package with Queen. These orders are booked to be shipped June 20th through July 18th, depending on the weather. We may stop shipment if the weather gets too hot. If we can not fill your order, we will gladly refund your money. Due to time in shipment, we cannot ship beyond postal zone 5. As a general rule, that means west of Dallas Texas. We ship Monday through Wednesday to avoid weekends. Any losses in the mail will be reimbursed by the post office. Mt. Grey Caucasians are GENTLE. As a race, Caucasians are the most gentle bee in the world. However as with any other bee, they vary in temperament from one colony to another. We select the colonies that display the desired gentle characteristics as breeders to assure that these bees meet our high standards. Any bees that show any defensiveness are immediately removed from our breeding program to assure that these undesired characteristics are not passed on to production queens sent to our customers. Mt. Grey Caucasians are WINTER-HARDY. These bees originated in the very cold regions of Europe. For this reason, there was natural selection for overwintering ability. These bees generally go into the winter with a smaller cluster than warmer climate bees such as Italians. Therefore they use less honey during the winter than larger clusters. The queen is very frugal in her egg laying. When the incoming nectar slows down at the end of the fall honey flow, these queens slow down laying to conserve stores for the winter. Mt. Grey Caucasians are PRODUCTIVE. Queen breeders of other races of bees have over the years promoted the myth that gentle bees are lazy. Nothing could be further from the truth. These bees will work under less than ideal conditions, such as cool temperatures and light rain, that other races of bees such as Italians will not attempt. For that reason the total honey production is as great as other races of bees. Mt. Grey Caucasians SWARM VERY LITTLE. We test potential breeder queens for tendency to swarm. We crowd a very strong colony and watch for signs of swarming such as queen cells. We select those colonies that build few or no queen cells for breeders. One common way beekeepers increase their colony numbers is to capture swarms from their own and other beekeeper's colonies. The problem with that is you have bees from colonies that tend to swarm. That breeds this undesirable characteristic into the next generation of bees. We select from those that do not swarm thus breeding this desirable characteristic into our bloodlines. Mt. Grey Caucasians are the BEST. Because of the Quality control we practice and the many desirable characteristics, Mt. Grey Caucasian Bees are one of the best bees on the market today. We are proud enough of our bees to put our name on them as a mark of quality. From the selection of the breeding stock, maintaining blood lines, to caging queens we strive to produce the best bees available anywhere. Ship charges include postage, insurance, and handling. If bees arrive dead, you must file a claim with the post office.