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Arataki Honey

Bee Supplier based in New Zealand

Over the past quarter century, Canadian beekeepers have found the Arataki, Italian bees performed successfully. They are now finding that the newest line of Arataki's Carniolan bees have some improved traits that suit the Canadian climate and apicultural business quite well. 

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Carniolan Honey Bees

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 The Arataki breeding program is continually being modified to bring the best available queens and bees into Canada as well as improve their own stock. A few years ago they added the Carniolan genetic line to their operation. The virgin Carniolan queens are transported up to 400 kms to be mated with predominately Carniolan drones so that what we get here is as pure Carniolan as possible.

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Arataki Honey

Arataki Honey began beekeeping in 1944.  Today the family owned Arataki has sites in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

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