HARDY - HYGIENIC  - MITE RESISTANT

ISOLATED MATING YARDS

WORK @ COOLER TEMPERATURES

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 ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR JULY - OCTOBER  

Photo is of 100% Hygienic Behavior testing results of our Wild Survivor Stock after only 24hrs... Notice how perfectly the industrious bees have cleaned and varnished all the cells with propolis!

Olympic Wilderness Apiary bees are demonstrating improved nosema tolerance...read more here 

IMPORTANT RESEARCH REPORTS:

Scientists and Soldiers may have solved bee mystery:... may have found cause of Colony Collapse Disorder...Latest research October 2010

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 the  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 a family of viruses may be working together to cause the decline..."

OWA IN THE NATIONAL NEWS:

OWA is featured  in the  AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL

OWA is featured in BEE CULTURE MAGAZINE about the work we are doing with the "Olympic Peninsula Wild Survivor Bees" ...

OWA IN OUR LOCAL NEWS:

OWA featured in "Living On The Peninsula" magazine.. 

OWA in the Seattle Met... and

OWA in our home town Peninsula Daily News.

WHAT'S NEW:

Please Note:  ALL our queens require special precautions for successful introduction...read our Queen Introduction Checklist