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Queens and Nucs

Queens and Nucs are available every Spring, and through the summer.

PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW TO ENSURE FILLING

If you are new to beekeeping we can help guide you through the process of setting up your first beehive. Its fun, rewarding, and easy to do. Soon you will have your very own local honey.

* For residents in the Ottawa area please contact Paul Lacelle president of the Lanark Beekeeping Assc. for local pick up and ordering of Nucs. Please email him at lacelle@sympatico.ca

Paul- 613-253-0566

About DBA Queens

Our Queens

Our breeding stock has a long history in Ontario. My fathers bees had

all been victims of mites, so I needed somewhere new to start. An old

time local beekeeper, and my mentor was the answer. My mentor had

inherited his bees in the 1970's from his father. Some of their bee

yards have been in the same location for over 80 years. The bees

have been re-queening themselves since at least the 1980's without

queens being intentionally introduced. Our bees are definitely

accustomed to the Ontario climate.

So, I was able to acquire these bees and use them as the genetic baseline

for our breeding. They are predominately Apis Mellifera Ligustica in

appearance. Most queens have the beautiful golden coloring

associated with Italians,although this is not part of our selection criteria.

Trait Selection

Our breeding is based on trait selection rather than attempting to breed a

specific race. We are focused on selecting for:

1) Mite Resistance/Hygienic Behaviour

2) Honey Production

3) Gentleness

Our Methods

From all our out yards the best performing colonies according to our

selection criteria are continuously collected, and brought to our breeding

apiary containing at least 35 colonies at all times.This breeding apiary is

not treated for mites besides the use of organic oils, ( no chemicals or

acids allowed ). Thus the bees either co-exist with mites or perish.

Each spring the very best of these final 35 is chosen to graft from. The

5 runner up colonies are used to flood the area with drones. Any poor

performing colonies are removed and replaced with colonies from out

yards. Each year I purchase queens from various sources which I

install at a test apiary for over wintering and evaluation. Those that

show promise are brought to an out yard, where eventually they may

be selected to our breeding yard.

Price List

Nucs/Queens/Queen Cells

nuc with........

Order Date	Over Winter	Spring	Import
	D.B.A Queen	D.B.A Queen	Queen

By April 1st	$130	$130	$140

After April 1st	$140	$140	$150
	queens and queen cells.......

Quantity	Queens	Queen Cells

1 to 25	$20	$10

25 to 50	$18	$8
50 plus	$16	$6

DANCING BEE APIARY
3384 LOYALIST RD
CANTON ONT. L1A 3V7
905 753 2623
tak@netscape.ca

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