Using virgin honey bee queens in your apiary sounds risky. But, Cory Stevens has been in the VSH queen rearing practice for quite a while and feels strongly this method is sustainable practice, and improves your outcomes in matching desired honey bee traits with your local honey bee stock.
Cory Speaks at
13:35 (
https://youtu.be/wYD5_YULdyE?t=815)
If you are in Michigan and want to participate in our group orders for Cory's queens go here: https://sbgmi.org/product-category/group-queen-orders
You can find Cory's Queens at http://www.stevensbeeco.com
Checkout The Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan: https://www.sbgmi.org
Checkout the SBGMI Michigan Virtual Winter Conference 2023: https://sbgmi.org/michigan-beekeeping-winter-conference-2023
Need Free Honey Bee Swarm Removal: http://www.mibeeswarmremoval.com