Carniolan Queens are usually black and all of their offspring are darker making the whole colony look dark.
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Changes in Beekeeping
American Foulbrood Treatments - New Info about Colony Collapse Disorder - New Carniolan Queens Installed
Spring is here. We just finished installing new honeybee colonies to replace winter loss.
(Click on this link to see how we install package bees)
DO I NEED A VET FOR MY BEES?
When I was getting ready to check the bee yards I tried to order some Terramycin an antibiotic that beekeepers have used for the past 50 years to combat American and European Foulbrood. I found that you now need a prescription from a veterinarian to obtain it. At first I thought it was just more big brother interference in our lives - but it was to try to reduce antibiotics in our system.
See: beeculture.com/do-i-need-a-vet-for-my-bees/
Without treating with terramyin there may be an increase in American Foulbrood which is very contagious and will kill the honeybees. A whole bee yard may be infected. The only treatment is to burn the hives - so we may be going back to a lot to hive burning.
"The role of antibiotics is both good, and bad in honey bee microbia" - www.beeculture.com/honey-bees-antibiotics-gut-microbia"
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I purchased 3 Carniolan Queens from Lappes Bee Supply ($120). They come shipped through USPS in small containers. I use them to requeen hives that I have found to be queenless - this year I put two of them in 5 frame nuc boxes for later use.
I like the carniolan queens because they are very resistant to disease and have good winter survival.
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