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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jos@centalotago" data-source="post: 13576" data-attributes="member: 845"><p>Thanks, yeah I'm actually astounded I'm having so much trouble finding carnies down here.😬 yould think a cool weather bee would be easy to find in a area that has cool weather😂. The only breeders I can find are up north and one of them emailed me to say they weren't doing queens this season 🙄I hadn't realized David had sold to comvita but I've been off the beekeeping boat for quite a while and only recently jumped back on 😃 a lots changed. AFB paperwork for one, that was a surprise. I've got some Italian nucs coming from a local commercial beekeeper in Alexandra in late September at far far less than 500 bucks a hive, (which is absolutely the most expensive hive I've ever seen), but I have an apairy site that is perfect for trials of Carniolan bees except I can't find any Carniolan breeders in the south but since I want to focus on wax producing and not honey I don't really want to pay that much for a colony, I'd much rather introduce a mated queen to a split. Hopefully someone here can shove me in the right direction 😃</p></blockquote><p></p>

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