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Heather Boerema
Dorr, MI 49323, Michigan, USA
Heather Boerema
Bee Information | |
Bees for sale? | |
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What characteristics do you use to select your breeding stock? | |
overwintering ability, temperament, honey production and disease resistance | |
Where is the source of your bees and what strain(s) are they? | |
Northern hardy honey bees from local stock. Mixed strain of Carnolian, Italian and other MI stock. Queen exchange with other beekeepers across MI. | |
Where do the bees overwinter? | |
Michigan | |
Do the bees spend the whole season in your home location? If not, where do they go and when, and for how long? | |
Yes, my bees stay in Michigan year round. | |
Do you monitor for varroa mites? How and how often? | |
Yes, early spring, mid summer, late summer, fall. I use alcohol wash or powdered sugar roll to get a mite count. | |
Have your hives been inspected by an inspector? | |
no | |
Anything else? | |
Nucs are 5 frame, deeps. |
(616) 307-2843