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Country Barn Farm
Glenshaw, PA 15116 United States
Country Barn Farm
Bee Information | |
Bees for sale? | |
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What characteristics do you use to select your breeding stock? | |
Queen Bees are selected for longevity, mild temperament, mite resistance, disease resistance and honey production at Northern latitudes. Our hives are kept in Western Pennsylvania year-round to ensure the bees are adapted to our northern climate. | |
Where is the source of your bees and what strain(s) are they? | |
The Country Barn queen bee genetics started with a blend of Carniolan and Italian honey bees. | |
Where do the bees overwinter? | |
Southwestern Pennsylvania | |
Do the bees spend the whole season in your home location? If not, where do they go and when, and for how long? | |
All Bees spend the year in Southwestern Pennsylvania | |
Do you monitor for varroa mites? How and how often? | |
Early and late summer | |
Have your hives been inspected by an inspector? | |
Inspected twice a year by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture |