BE-303-PU-4 Southern Package Bees with Queen - Russian Hybrid - Clarkson, KY - Pick-Up Only - Day 4

Description

This package includes approximately 3 lbs. of Italian bees and a laying Russian-Hybrid queen. Queens are open-air mated using a Russian queen with Italian drones. Hybrids are excellent at wintering their hive, have a high honey yield and can rear massive amounts of brood in short times to closely follow nectar and pollen flow. Strengths of Russian Hybrid honey bees: Excellent at wintering (small cluster needs less food). Resistant to varroa and tracheal. High honey yield (same or better than Italian bees). Can rear massive amounts of brood in short times to closely follow times of nectar and pollen flow. Constantly maintains several supersedure queen cells for immediate queen replacement if the hive loses its current queen. Available for pick-up late April in Clarkson, KY only. We will contact you to schedule an exact pick-up time once the pick-up date has been established. Package bee orders are prepaid. Orders are subject to a $10 change or cancellation fee after the prepayment has been processed.