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Baldy’s Better Bees
Address:
6265 Selsey Lane, Traverse City Michigan United States
Description:
Baldy's Better Bees
Bee Information | |
Bees for sale? | |
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What characteristics do you use to select your breeding stock? | |
The nucs are split from successfully overwintered hives | |
Where is the source of your bees and what strain(s) are they? | |
My bees were sourced from Beewise Farms in 2019 and 2022. I currently have Saskatraz and Carniolan strains. | |
Where do the bees overwinter? | |
Traverse City, Michigan | |
Do the bees spend the whole season in your home location? If not, where do they go and when, and for how long? | |
The bees stay at the home location all year | |
Do you monitor for varroa mites? How and how often? | |
I monitor for mites in the spring and in July/August time frame when mite levels typically rise. | |
Have your hives been inspected by an inspector? | |
No. | |
Anything else? (e.g. describe your operation) | |
I am a disabled veteran beekeeper, member of the Heroes to Hives action board, I attend the Heroes to Hives program every year, and am also enrolled in the Great Plaind Master Beekeeping course through the University of Nebraska, with approximately 2 years left before I am awarded the Master Beekeeping certificate. |
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