Latshaw Apiaries 

Welcome to Latshaw Apiaries and thank you for visiting.  Latshaw Apiaries is owned and operated by Dr. Joe Latshaw.  I specialize in the production of  instrumentally inseminated AUREA and KARNICA breeder queens for beekeepers and the production of the Latshaw Instrumental Insemination Instrument.  Please take a moment to visit the various pages and contact Latshaw Apiaries if you have any comments or questions.

Spring is almost here for our region of the country!  The bees are looking good and gearing up for a year of anticipated rewards.  I am pleased to announce a couple of new and exciting events for Latshaw Apiaries.  First, I am serving as the state coordinator for the Ohio State Beekeepers Association queen project which we call the Ohio Queen Project (OQP).  It is a program designed to promote queen rearing through training and working with local beekeepers.  In addition, the OQP is also a stock improvement program aimed at developing a regionally developed stock and then promote this stock through the production of locally produced open mated queens.  While the primary focus of my efforts remains the development of instrumentally inseminated breeder queens, I will be offering a very limited supply of naturally mated queens this season.  For further information, please visit the link to the left entitled "News" to view what is happening with new and developing projects at Latshaw Apiaries.  Thank you!

Please Mark Your Calendars for October 11th 2008!!! - North Central Queen Assembly Meeting

Dr. Larry Connor will again be coordinating and hosting the North Central Queen Assembly.  This year the meeting will be held in Michigan.  If you missed this informative meeting last year, you missed many very informative topics related to queens and how they impact your success as a beekeeper.  Dr. Connor is again assembling a great bunch of speakers, so don't miss this meeting.  It is perhaps the most fun-filled, queen oriented, one-day meeting you will attend this season.  For more information and registration information, please visit http://www.wicwas.com/page11ncqa.html

For the 2008 season I will be offering a limited number of naturally mated production queens and virgin queens.  For additional information and pricing, please follow this link. Naturally Mated & Virgin Queens

AUREA (Italian Strain) - This beautiful strain of Italians has primarily been developed  for the commercial industry.  It is a gentle and productive bee with large colony populations, ideal for the honey producer and pollinator alike.

KARNICA (Carniolan Strain) - This hardy and productive strain of Carniolan has primarily been developed  for more northern beekeeping operations.  It too is a gentle and productive bee in its own right, but more sensitive and adaptive to a colder climate.

Latshaw Instrument - This instrument represents a unique and innovative approach to the instrumental insemination procedure.  Its design is based on the flexible insemination technique (forceps technique) and is very user friendly with pre-aligned components and fingertip adjustment controls.

My Mission

Latshaw Apiaries is focused on the production and development of highly productive and well adapted honey bees for beekeepers across the United States as well as to perfect and improve instrumental insemination of queen honey bees through constant research and development.

Contact Information

Please contact me if you have any further questions or would like to place an order.

Telephone

614-855-9065

Postal address

Dr. Joseph S. Latshaw

6050 Harlem Road

          New Albany, Ohio 43054

USA

 

Electronic mail

General Information: ohioqb@aol.com

 

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Last modified: 02/29/08

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