PACIFIC NORTHWEST BRED QUEENS
VSH* / RUSSIAN / WILD
SURVIVOR STOCK
HYGIENIC - MITE RESISTANT
SELECTING FOR NOSEMA TOLERANCE SINCE 1997
Isolated Mating Yards
Hardy - Work @ Cooler Temperatures
*VSH = Varroa Sensitive Hygienic Behavior
NO PACKAGE BEES
ALL QUEENS AVAILABLE - JULY THROUGH OCTOBER
OWA Stock scores high for VSH trait in recent USDA tests, and is currently being evaluated in their newly funded Nosema Resistance study...
CATCH THE BUZZ reports on latest CCD / Nosema connection ...research from the USDA identifies a new potential cause for “Colony Collapse Disorder” in honeybees. A group of pathogens including a fungus and family of viruses may be working together to cause the decline...
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OWA has newly adapted the Langstrom design to more accurately reflect a natural bee tree...read about our Modified BeeTree hive system...
IN THE NEWS:
OWA is featured in the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL
Read an Excerpt from BEE CULTURE MAGAZINE about the work we are doing with the "Olympic Peninsula Wild Survivor Bees" ...
Read other articles about the Olympic Wilderness Apiary in the news..
Russian queens require special precautions for successful introduction...Read our Queen Introduction Checklist
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OWA BREEDER QUEEN SELECTION CRITERIA:
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