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Mike Risk

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Address:
7575 Hollister Rd, Laingsburg, MI, United States
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Bee Information

Bees for sale?: Queens, Nucs
If "OTHER" please explain:
What characteristics do you use to select your breeding stock?: I choose for gentleness, mite resistance, disease resistance, ability to survive Michigan winters well, that produce good honey crops.
Where is the source of your bees and what strain(s) are they?: Most of my bees lines have come from VSH lines distributed from the USDA breeding program. I also have a bloodline from the Canadian Buckfast, as will as lines of local survival stock that seems to be performing well. I also have several bloodlines from the Purdue ankle biters.
Where do the bees overwinter?: My bees overwinter in my Mid-Michigan bee yards 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?: My hives and nucs stay in Mid-Michigan outside all year. I raise my queens here in Michigan.
Have your hives been inspected by an inspector?: My bees have not been inspected.
Anything else?: I raise a limited supply of queens so generally, do not have emergency queens for sale. Orders for queens will be filled as they become available on a first come first serve basis. Please write or call for more information.
Contact Information
Phone: 517-643-1880
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