Types of Queens

Hygienic Italian

Cordovan Italian

Carniolan

Varroa Sensitive Hygienic (VSH)

VSH Crosses

MN Hygienic Italian sources

Russian Queen sources

Naturally mated  queens sources

Package bee sources

International sales

Glenn Apiaries Operations

Instrumental insemination

Drone rearing

Queen introduction

Virtual tour

Breeding program

Queen bee genetics

Our story

Honeybee watering

Queen cage filler

Spermatheca test

Resources for Beekeepers and Bee Breeders

General beekeeping information

• Bee Health - Excellent site for the latest on CCD and best practices
  
  
• VSH Bee Breeders Forum - Helping breed mite resistant queens
  
  
• UC Davis - Bee Biology at the Harry Laidlaw Lab 
  
  
• The Bee Lab - University MN of headed by Dr. Marla Spivak
  
  
• Healthy Bees -new web course, learn the very best practices of beekeeping
  
  
• Beekeeping Resource Guide

  ScientificBeekeeping.com - Randy Oliver writes on sustainable apiculture

• Apis Information Resource Center

• Bees and Beekeeping - Ohio State University

• Beekeeping Home Page

• HoneyBeeNet - NASA

• Apiservices

• Electronic BeeSpace - University of Ilinois

• Bees for Development

• Apiconsult

• Bee links of the World

• BeeSource.com

• BeeHoo

• Pollinator Partnership

• Who's who in apiculture - Bee Culture, A.I. Root

• Bee Behavior

• Beekeeping in the Middle East

Bee Breeding

• USDA Bee Breeding Lab
• Breeding and Genetics of Honey Bees
• Queen Production, Breeding Programs and Producers by Dr. Malcolm Sanford
• Instrumental Insemination Equipment & Services

Bee Research

• Apidologie
• BeeSpace Concept Navigator- Powerful new tool to search scientific literature- PDF tutorial
• International Bee Research Assn.- UK
• Carl Hayden Bee Research Center- USDA
• Agricola - USDA
• USDA ARS Bee Bibliography
• Entrez PubMed - National Library of Medicine
• Bee Labs around the World

• Sources of Disease Resistant Queen Bees

  
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  Naturally mated queen sources & package bees

  7 Stands Bee Farm, NC, (336)-957-4744, VSH queens, 151 Dehart Community Center Rd Hays NC, 28635 7standsbeefarm@gmail.com

  Arnold Honeybee Services - (865) 693-9381 - Tennessee - Italian, Russian

  Avoyelles Honey Co. - Louisiana - (318) 964-2592 - Hygienic Italian - Queens and packages

  Better Bees - FL- (863)-632-0576  - Survivor bees - email: betterqueens@earthlink.net

  Bee Happy Apiaries - (530) 795-2124 - Northern California - VSH/SMR Russians, New World Carniolan - Packages and Queens

  Bee-yond Wonderful Bee Farm - (404) 372- 8295 - Georgia - VSH/SMR, Italian, Carniolan

  Bjorn Apiaries - (717) 938-0444 - Pennsylvania - Russian, VSH/SMR, Italian. Queens and Nucs - email: MIKEANDIDA@cs.com

  Busy Bee Apiaries - (919) 942-2006 - North Carolina - Hygienic Italian - Queens only

  Buzz's Bees - (530) 882-4302 - California - Hygienic Italian Queens and Packages -

  email: buzzsbees@pulsarco.com

  Bz Bee Pollination - (530) 787-3044 - Northern California - Hygienic Italian, VSH/SMR - Packages and Queens

  Carney Queens and Honey Farm LLC, (434)292-4428 Hygienic Italian and VSH queens and queen cells, pick-up only. info@carneyqueens.com

  Cantu Apiaries - (863) 735-1679 - Florida - Hygienic Italian x VSH/SMR, Russian, SMR,/VSH Carniolan - Queens

  Coma Apiaries - (530) 547-5773 - Northern California - Hygienic Italian, Cordovan Italian - Queens only

  Honey Bee Genetics - (707) 449-0440 - Northern California - Hygienic Italian x VSH/SMR, Russian- Packages and Queens

  Honey Land Farms - (352) 429-3996 - Florida - Hygienic Italian, VSH/SMR - Queens and packages - email: honyapis@aol.com

  Hunter Apiaries - (540) 577-4699 - Hygienic Italian - queens only - Email: apiscustos@hunterapiaries.com or
  kwh1955@att.net
  Website: www.hunterapiaries.com

  Jester Bee Co. - Arkansas - (870) 531-2373 - Hygienic Italian x VSH, Russian - - Queens and packages - email: jesterbee@eritter.net

  Kitchen, Kevin - (828) 884-6414 - North Carolina - Hygienic Italian, Russian - Queens and nucs

  Lohman Apiaries - (530) 476-2322 - Northern California - Carniolan - Queens and packages (pick up only)

  Long Creek Apiaries - (423) 623-2345 - Tennessee VSH Queens

  Lucas Apiaries - (805) 914-4053 - Southern California - Hygienic Italian - Cordovan - Carniolan - Queens and Nucs

  Mike's Bees and Honey - 419-365-9902 - Ohio - Italian Queens

  Noble Apiaries - (707) 628-6046 - Northern Calif. - Hygienic Italian, Russian, Carniolan - queens, nucs and packages

  Pendell Apiaries - (530) 963-3062 - Northern California - Cordovan Italian - Queens only

  Powell Apiaries - (530) 865-3346 - Italian, VSH/SMR, VSH/SMR x Russian, - Northern California - Packages and Queens

  Miksa Honey Farms - (352) 429-3447 - Florida - VSH/SMR - email: miksahf@aol.com - Queen cells

  Olivarez Honey Bees - (530) 865-0298 - Northern California - Hygienic Italian, Russian - Packages and Queens - email: info@ohbinc.ws

  Olympic Wilderness Apiary - (866) 204 -3426 toll free - Washington - Russian x VSH/SMR - Queens only June to October

  Strachan Apiaries - Northern California - (530) 674-3881 - New World Carniolan, Russian, and Hygienic Italian Packages and Queens

  VP Queen Bees - P.O. Box 99, Frederick, MD 21705 VSH, VSH Crosses, Survivor Stock (301) 662-4844 email: info@vpqueenbees.com
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  WG Bee Farm - Frank & Linda Wyatt - (336) 635-5821 - North Carolina - VSH x Hyg. Italian, VSH x Carniolan, VSH Cordovan Italian - Queens & Nucs- wytgrp@embarqmail.com

  Zia Queenbee Co - Mark Spitzig & Melanie Kirby - 505-689-1287 - New Mexico -VSH, Survivor- email: ziaqueenbees@hotmail.com

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  Bee Supply Companies

  
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  Beekeeper Clubs

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Africanized Bees

• Africanized Honey Bee- Texas A&M University
• Beekeeping in Africa - excellent online book by Stephen O. Adjare
• Stingshield - up to date news stories and maps

Other types of bees

• Blue Orchard Bees (Osmia lignaria), 3B Sales and Service, P.O. Box 6054, North Logan, UT 84333 (435) 258-2008 email - 3bsales&service@pcu.net
• Mason Bees
• Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees
• Bumble Bees
  

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Bee Industry Resources

• Bee Supply Companies
• Government Agencies
• Industry Organizations
• Publications
• Package Bee Suppliers
• Pollination Brokers (for bee rentals)
• Beekeeping Equipment Broker

Artificial (Instrumental) Insemination Equipment & Instruction

Instrumental Insemination Service - Susan Cobey offers classes in queen rearing, breeding, and instrumental insemination technique. She also offers a comprehensive line of insemination devices and equipment. An award winning Instrumental Insemination Training Video is also available. e-mail: honeybee@breeding.com

Short instructions to instrumental bee insemination - Dr. Peter Schley

Government ResourcesUnited States

Honeybee Breeding & Genetics & Physiology Research Lab, 1157 Ben Hur Rd. Baton Rouge,LA 70820 . Ph.(504) 767-9280 Fax (504) 766-9212
Bee Biology & Systematics Laboratory. Utah State Univ., Logan, UT 84322-5310 Ph. (801)750-2520
Bee Research Laboratory, Rm. 209A, Bldg. 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705 Ph.(301)504-8205 Fax (301)504-8736
Bee Research Laboratory, 2413 East Hwy. 83, Weslaco, TX 78596 (210) 969-4870
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center. 2000 E. Allen Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719 . Ph. (602)670-6709
Honey Market News. USDA-AMS, Fruit & Vegetable Div., 2015 So. 1st St., Rm. 4, Yakima, WA 98903 Ph. (509) 575-2494 Fax (509) 457-7132

Canada

Agriculture Canada. Research Branch, Agr.Canada, Box 29, Beaverlodge, Alta.,Canada T0H 0C0 Ph. (403) 354-2212

Biosystematics Research Centre. Rm. B149, K.W. Neatby Bldg., Ottawa, Ont. Canada K1A 0C6.

Industry Organizations

American Apitherapy Society
American Beekeeping Federation
American Honey Producers Association
Eastern Apicultural Society of North America
Inc.Heartland Apicultural Society
National Honey Board
Sioux Honey Association

Publications

American Bee Journal, published by Dadant &Sons Inc., Hamilton, IL 62341, Phone: (217) 847-3324 Fax (217) 847-3660 289-7668
Apidologie, International scientific journal
Bee Culture, published by A.I. Root Co., 623 W. Liberty St., Medina, OH 44256 ,Phone (800) 289-7668
Speedy Bee, P.O. Box 998, Jesup, GA 31598 , Phone (912) 427-4018 Fax (912) 427-8447

Pollination Brokers (beehive rentals)

Scientific Ag, Joe Traynor, Phone (805) 327-2631 e-mail: joemtraynor@gmail.com

Morris Weaver Enterprises e-mail: mweaver@txcyber.com

Glenn Apiaries 2010 Catalog