VT Bee Producer Survey Results

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1	Beekeeper Name	Business Name	Phone Number	Email Address	Website	State	County	Do you sell nucs?	Do you sell queens?	Do you sell packages?	Do you produce the nucs yourself or do you only distribute the nucs?	Price for spring nucs?	When should orders for nucs be placed?	In which state are your nucs produced?	Are nucs overwintered prior to sale? If yes, please provide state where they are overwintered.	Price for overwintered nucs?	Do you produce the queens yourself or do you only distribute the queens?	Price for queens?	When should orders for queens be placed?	In which state are your queens produced?	Do you produce the packages yourself or do you only distribute the packages?	Price for packages?	When should orders for packages be placed?	In which state are your packages produced?	Pedigree or stock	Select for overall performance?	Select for low varroa levels?	Select for hygienic behavior?	Select for UBeeO performance?	Select for gentleness?	Select for honey production?	Select for having survived one winter?	Select for having survived more than one winter?	Select for early spring buildup?	Select for calmness on the comb?	Additional notes

2	Anne Frey	Betterbee (Bee reselling)	800-632-3379	support@betterbee.com	betterbee.com	New York	Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Distribute	$199	Mid-December onwards, ASAP	South Carolina	No		Distribute	$41.95+	Mid-January through mid-August	South Carolina (From NY stock)	Distribute	$155+	Mid-December onwards, ASAP	Georgia	Italians/Mixed	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	This line concerns Betterbee's resold spring nucs, packages, and other queens from trusted suppliers. See other row for overwintered nucs and Northern Queens.
3	Anne Frey	Betterbee (Bee production operation)	800-632-3379	support@betterbee.com	betterbee.com	New York	Washington	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		Mid-December onwards, ASAP	New York	New York	$270	Produce	$41.95+	Mid-January through mid-August	New York/Vermont					Mixed Northern stock	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	This line concerns Betterbee's overwintered nucs and Northern Queens. See other row for resold spring nucs, packages, and other queens from trusted suppliers.
4	Fred Putnam, Jr.	Country Blossoms™ Honey	802-247-3323	countryblossomshoney@gmail.com	https://countryblossomshoney.com/	Vermont	Rutland	Yes	No	No	Produce	$210	Before May 1	Vermont	No											Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes
5	Michael Palmer	French Hill Apiaries LLC	802 324-1427	michael.lowe.palmer@gmail.com	frenchhillapiaries.com	Vermont	Franklin	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		January to March to get on waiting list	Vermont	Yes, in Vermont	$230	Produce	$35	January through May to get on waiting list	Vermont					Carniolan hybrids	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	I’ve been selecting breeder stock from my own bees for more than two decades. Most of the queens I have for sale go to my long time customers. I do have a waiting list where I favor local beekeepers
6	Ross Conrad	Dancing Bee Gardens	802-349-4279	Dancingbhoney@gmail.com	Dancingbeegardens.com	Vermont	Addison	Yes	No	No	Produce	$230 plus $15 deposit on the box, refundable if the box is returned in usable condition within 2 weeks of pick up	Orders can be placed any time. A list is kept so those that miss out are at top of list for next year. I send email notice to folks on list in late March.	Vermont	No										My own survivor stock primarily based on Russian, VSH, and Hygienic	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	5-frame nucs on comb drawn from 4.9 mm foundation, or built naturally from starter strips. No comb more than 5 years old. All nucs inspected by state bee inspector prior to sale.
7	Michael Willard	Green Mountain Bee Farm, LLC	802-849-9884	michaelkwillard@comcast.net	greenmountainbeefarm.com	Vermont	Franklin	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		March-April	Vermont	Yes, Vermont	$200	Produce	$30	June-August	Vermont					Carniolan, and selective breeding of our own stock	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Visit our website for additional information about our honeybee genetics
8	Adam Howe	However Wild Honey	802-779-3620	info@howeverwildhoney.com	www.howeverwildhoney.com	Vermont	Bennington	Yes	Yes	No	Produce	$190 plus quantity discounts	January-when sold out. Sooner the better		We sell overwintered VT nucs as well as spring nucs. Details are available on our website	$260	Produce	$30	June-August See our website for details.	Vermont					Carneolian	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes
9	Andrew Munkres	Lemon Fair Honeyworks	--	andrew@LemonFairHoneyworks.com	LemonFairHoneyworks.com	Vermont	Addison	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		Nucs are usually sold out around New Year's, but we keep a waiting list.	Vermont	Overwintered in Vermont	$200 each in 2022	Produce	Varies	June-August	Vermont					Russian and Carniolan foundation stock	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Breeder queens have to survive two seasons and winters with no chemical treatments.
10	Tim McFarline	McFarline's Apiary	802-537-3294	tmcfarline2@yahoo.com	mcfarlineapiaries.com	United States	Vermont	Yes	Yes	No	Produce	restarting 2023	restarting 2023	VT/NY	We sell both wintered and Summer Nucs 2023		Produce	1-10 $35 , 11+ $30	2022 : Queens are sold starting 6/15-8/1, sold once/wk and we don't BANK	Vermont					Not bred by Race/ Untreated thrivers	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Queens aren't Marked usually, can be requested. Untreated since 2009
11	Glenn Card	Merrimack Valley Apiaries	978-337-3972	thebfarmsales@gmail.com	thebfarm.com	Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont	Chittenden	Yes	Yes	No	Produce	$190-220	11/1/21-5/1/22	Louisiana	Louisiana		Produce	$39-45	We start taking orders in January for queen shipments beginning in early April.	Louisiana					VSH Pol Line (Italian-Carneolian Hybrid)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	https://thebfarm.com/pages/vsh-pol-line-bees
12	Zachary Suddaby	Suddabee's honey LLc	802-595-5311	Suddabeeshoney@hotmail.com	www.suddabeeshoney.com	Vermont	Lamoille	Yes	Yes	Yes	Produce		Nucs maybe be ordered anytime however we will stop taking orders by the first week of April	Vermont and Florida	We sell Vermont overwintered nucs. They are made in July of the previous year.	$165 with price breaks for higher quantities	Produce	$23	Anytime, queens will be available by April 15	Florida prior to April 15 Vermont after April 15	Distribute	$135 for Italian $155 for Saskatraz	Mid April	Georgia	Breeder queens are selected from previous breeder queens of the highest quality traits.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Sheri Englert	Vermont Beekeeping Supply, llc	802-433-9897	vtbee@live.com	www.vtbee.com	Vermont	Orange	No	Yes	Yes							Distribute	$30 - $40	mid May to September	California	Distribute	165 - 190	December to June	California & Georgia	Saskatraz & Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes
14	Charles Frederic Andros	Linden Apiaries	603-756-9056 (413-308-0550 textable)	lindenap@gmail.com	https://business.google.com/dashboard/l/10871749362532641437	NH	Cheshire	Yes	Yes	No	Produce	$200	Jan-July	NH	NH	$200	Distribute	$43	Jan-Sep	CA					Carniolan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
15	Joshua White	Northwoods Apiaries	802-744-2007	Sales@northwoodsapiares.com	Northwoodsapiaries.com	Vermont	Orleans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Produce	$175	Starting January ending august	Vermont and Georgia	No		Produce	$35	Order January thru August	Vermont	Produce	$135	Order January thru August	Vermont and Georgia	Italian X Carniolan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
16	Garrett	Fisher's Farm LLC	8025253851	fishers.b.farm@gmail.com		Vermont	Orleans	Yes	Yes	Yes	Produce		January-June Overwintered nucs sold in May, spring nucs in June.	Vermont	Vermont	$185-$225	Produce	$40	Queens are available starting June	Vermont	Distribute	$145	January-May	Georgia	Carniolian	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Open mated with drone saturation in a low bee density area.
17	Bianca Braman	Vermont Bees LLC	5187966906	vermontbeesllc@gmail.com	www.vermontbees.com	Vermont	Franklin	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		February-April	Vermont	Yes, Vermont	email for pricing	Produce	email for pricing	May-July	Vermont					Carniolan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
18	Nancy Frye	Choral Belles Bees	8023809330	njfrye1@gmail.com	cbbees.com	Vermont	Windham	Yes	Yes	Yes	Produce		January 1 - April 1	Vermont	Yes. Vermont.	250	Produce	50	Available mid-June through September	Vermont	Distribute	190	January 1 - March 1	Georgia	New England Multi-Gen Survivor Stock	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
19	Troy Hall	Hall Apiaries	603 298 7209	troy@nhbeekeeper.com	nhbeekeeper.com	New Hampshire	Sullivan	Yes	Yes	No	Produce		January 1st - March 1st	VT & NH	VT / NH	265	Produce	45	January 1st - June 1st	VT & NH					Carneolian & Russian Crosses	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
20	Jeff Battaglini	Weisbatty Bees	802-896-9770	Weisbatty@ gmail.com	802honey.com	Vermont	Windham	Yes	Yes	No	Produce	$190	Order by Feb 2nd. Call for availability.	VT	VT	$250	Produce	To be decided, market prices.	May 15 - July 15 Call for availability.	Vermont					Open breeded russian= Northern survivors.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	These are Vt raised and bred Queens.
21	Kenneth Brown	Coyote Ridge Apiary	802 777-9252	brownkenvt@gmail.com	coyoteridgeapiary.weebly.com	Vermont	Chittenden	Yes	No	No	Produce	$200	December - June	Vermont	Vermont	$250
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