Our Bees

Pointer Bee Farm, LLC is a local family-run Bee Farm that has been raising different lines of bees for years. In a short time we have found that the following line of bees and our Pointer Bees seem to thrive in this area.

Pointer Bee Farm Carniolan from ii Queen

Calm and Docile behavior n the Comb
Sense of Orientation (arguably the best of any race)
Highly Resistant to Diseases and Parasites
Reduced Consumption Over Winter
Length of the tongue (the second longest after the Caucasian honey bee)
Explosive Spring Buildup
Less Prone to Robbing and Spreading Diseases

The Carniolan honey bee one of the most economically viable races. They have the ability to adjust the worker population to nectar/pollen availability and cut off brood production when necessary.

Pointer Bee Farm Honey Bees: These Queens are a mix genetics of all the colonies in our yard. Here are some of the traits of our Pointer Bee Farm Honey Bees

Calm and Docile behavior
Low tendency to swarm
Explosive spring buildup
Resistant to diseases and parasites / been observed chewing on mites
Over winter well with reduced consumption
Excellent sense of orientation

Pointer Bee Farm Line are a mix of New World Carniolan, Buckfast & Caucasian.

We bring in new stock every year to keep up genetic diversity.

Here is a good article to read on genetic diversity.

https://phys.org/news/2012-03-genetic-diversity-honey-bees.html

About Our Bees: Our Farm