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"In 1993, John S. Klapac was chosen by the USDA to become one of three Breeder/Propagators of the ARS-Y-C-1 mite resistant honeybee stock that is being introduced into the commercial beekeeping industry."

The bay's bext bonanza: Yugoslavian honeybees?              
by Tom Horton             
-- Baltimore Sun, December 27, 1993             

Honey bee hives in orchard 
  • All honey bee hives bred from queens of mite-resistant stock
  • Weekly or long-term rental available
  • Honey bee pollination proven to increase productivity of crops and to improve size and quality of fruits and vegetables

John Klapac has been a beekeeper for 29 years and lectures on honey bees in Russia where he operates research apiaries.  J.S. Klapac & Co. - The Beekeepers, located in Frederick, MD was established in 1973. In the early 1990's John received several grants to develop a new strain of honey bee based on a Yugoslavian strain, which has demonstrated resistance to mites that have threatened domestic honey bees since the early 1980's. In 1993, he was honored as one of three apiculturists to be asked by the USDA to introduce the new "Yugo bee" strain (ARS-Y-C-1) into the U.S. commercial beekeeping industry.

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If you are interested in purchasing queen bees or would like to rent a hive for pollination please call 1-800-496-2337 (DC Metro, N. VA) or 1-877-232-2337 (MD).