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KP Honey Farms & Beekeeping Supplies
6708 Concord Road, Alexandria, Ohio 43001 United States
KP Honey Farms & Beekeeping Supplies
Bee Information | |
Bees for sale? | |
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If "Other" please explain | |
In addition to package bees, Nucs, and queens, we also have a full line of beekeeping supplies like ComfortPro Jackets/Suits/Gloves, varroa mite testing and treatment supplies, hive tools, woodenware, bottles. Basically everything you need to be beekeeper. | |
What characteristics do you use to select your breeding stock? | |
Mostly honey production and temperament. | |
Where is the source of your bees and what strain(s) are they? | |
We are constantly bringing in queens from other providers trying to not only keep our beeyard diverse but to also narrow down the good traits like temperament, honey production, varroa mite resistance, and overwintering traits. | |
Where do the bees overwinter? | |
They stay in Ohio all year. | |
Do the bees spend the whole season in your home location? If not, where do they go and when, and for how long? | |
Yes, they spend the whole season in the same locations. | |
Do you monitor for varroa mites? How and how often? | |
Monthly unless there is a problem, then more often. | |
Have your hives been inspected by an inspector? | |
Yes, yearly. |