Saskatraz and Italian Packages and Nucs 2024
Italian/Carniolan hybrids are the strain most beekeepers own and beekeeping suppliers sell. They build up well in the Spring and are generally gentle and good honey producers.
Saskatraz is a new strain being developed in Canada with the aim to generate a more mite tolerant and northern winter hardy race which are gentle and very good honey producers. (see the saskatraz project) On the whole they show improved mite resistance but are not the finished article and like Italians will require mite monitoring and treatment where appropriate. They do show excellent winter hardiness, are gentle and great honey producers. I have changed over the majority of my yards to these bees. My saskatraz queens queens have been open mated in CA. In my opinion this degree of hybridization adds to their vigor.
Packaged bees and nucs, BOTH available with Maine lineage, Italian/Carniolan hybrid or Saskatraz queens. Package pick-up in early May, Nucs available from early mid May through July.
3lb packages with Maine lineage Italian/Carniolan hybrid queens $159,
3lb packages with Saskatraz queens $199,
5 frame nucs with Maine lineage Italian/Carniolan hybrid queens $219,
5 frame nucs with Sakatraz queens $249.
Order now by sending full payment with order and please include your contact phone and/or email to
Bee Whisperer, 236 Main Road South, Hampden ME 04444
Equipment available more being added all the time.
Order form March 2024
Order form Aug2022
| number | item | Unit$ | Total $ | |
| Telescopic Cover | 36.00 | |||
| Inner Cover Standard Wood 19.00 foil bubble wrap 4.00 | ||||
| Deep (brood) Super | 31.00 | |||
| Deep Frames (10) | 21.00 | |||
| Deep Foundation (10) wired wax plastic | 23.00 | |||
| Black plastic frame with foundation (10) | 49.00 | |||
| Slatted rack | 31.00 | |||
| Bottom Board screened 32.00 solid 28.00 | ||||
| Hive stand | 27.00 | |||
| Rim for winter feeding | 8.00 | |||
| Queen Excluder plastic 10.00 metal 13.00 | ||||
| Double screen Boards for two nucs 33.00 snelgrove board 29.00 | ||||
| Medium (Honey) Super | 24.00 | |||
| Medium Frames (10) | 20.00 | |||
| Medium Foundation (10) wired wax plastic | 17.00 | |||
| Assembled and Painted medium super with wax coated plastic frames and foundation | 65.00 | |||
| Shallow Super | 22.00 | |||
| Shallow Frames (10) | 20.00 | |||
| Shallow Foundation wired wax plastic comb honey | 16.00 | |||
| Escape board | 28.00 | |||
| Brush | 10.00 | |||
| Hive Tool crow bar style 9.00 J Hook style 12.00 | ||||
| Smoker | 39.00 | |||
| Frame grip | 12.00 | |||
| Feeders Plastic entrance feeder 8.00 Hive top 22.00 one gallon bucket 10.00 | ||||
| Bee Cozy Double 37.00 Single 31.00 | ||||
| Winter covers Homasoate 15.00 Insulation 9.00 | ||||
| First Lessons in Beekeeping | 16.00 | |||
| Pollen trap | 20.00 | |||
| Veil | 24.00 | |||
| Helmet | 16.00 | |||
| Veil Jacket Combo S M L XL XXL XXXL | 89.00 | |||
| Bee suit with fencing veil S M L XL XXL XXXL | 119.00 | |||
| Ventilated gloves XXS XS S M L XL XXL | 22.00 | |||
| Starter Kit Unassembled (Telescopic & inner covers, 2 deep supers, frames, foundation, screened bottom board, smoker, hive tool, gloves, veil, helmet, entrance feeder ) | 334.00
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| Add on Kit Unassembled (2 medium supers, frames, foundation, queen excluder, escape board) | 158.00 | |||
| Basic hive Unassembled (Telescopic cover, inner cover, 1 deep super, frames, foundation and screened bottom board.) | 159.00 | |||
| Assembled and Painted hive WITH BEES & QUEEN installed (2 deeps, with frames & found., Inner & Outer Covers, Bottom Board) available in June | 567.00 | |||
| Hop Guard III 5 treatments (10 strips) | 50.00 | |||
| Formic Pro MAQS (contains 2 strips suitable for one large hive) | 12.00 | |||
| Oxalic acid API Bio-Oxal 35g | 15.00 | |||
| Oxalic acid Vaporizer Wand 99.00 Sublimator 270.00 | ||||
| Organic vapor mask | 34.00 | |||
| Drone frame | 7.00 | |||
| Varroa check mite mite testing kit | 24.00 | |||
| 3lb Package Bees with Queen Italian 159 Saskatraz 199 | ||||
| Five Frame Nuc Italian 219 Saskatraz 249 | ||||
| Saskatraz Queen | 54.00 | |||
| Feeds Winter patties 5.00 Pollen Patties 7.00 Pollen Substitute 5.00 | ||||
| Uncapping heated 139.00 unheated 29.00 capping scratcher 7.00 | ||||
| Plastic honey sieve for 5 gallon bucket | 22.00 | |||
| Gate valve for honey bucket | 20.00 | |||
| Sub total | ||||
| Sales tax at 5.5% | ||||
| Total |
Checks payable to: Peter Cowin, 236 Main Road South, Hampden, ME 04444 207 299 6948
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Checks payable to: Peter Cowin, 236 Main Road South, Hampden, ME 04444 207 299 6948
Your name___________________________________________phone_______________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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