Buckfast Package Bees

Looking for the ideal bees to start or expand your apiary? Meet the Buckfast Honey Bee — world-renowned for its gentle nature, exceptional honey production, and remarkable resilience. Whether you’re a beginner, hobbyist, or commercial beekeeper, Buckfast bees are the dependable partners you’ve been looking for.

We partner with BZ-Bee Pollination to provide these excellent packages. BZ-Bee queens are bred with strict standards to insure purity and quality genetics. 

Why Choose Buckfast Honey Bees?

Gentle Temperament: Buckfast bees are calm, easy to handle, and perfect for:

• New beekeepers learning hive management

• Urban or backyard beekeeping

• Families, schools, and community apiaries

High Honey Production: If your goal is maximum honey yield, Buckfast bees deliver. Their colonies.

• Build up quickly in early spring

• Forage efficiently — even in cooler or cloudy weather

• Maintain strong honey flows throughout the season

Adaptable to All Climates: From the cool northern forests to warm southern valleys, Buckfast bees thrive in diverse environments. 

• Form tight, efficient winter clusters

• Conserve resources with balanced brood rearing

• Often emerge from winter with surplus honey stores

Low Maintenance, High Reward: Buckfast colonies are efficient, clean, and reliable.

• Minimal swarming tendencies

• Excellent housekeeping behavior

• Strong overwintering survival

Disease & Pest Resistance

these bees are known for their strength and health. They’re naturally resilient against many common bee diseases and pests, including tracheal mites and brood infections — giving your colonies a healthy, lasting foundation.

Find out more about Buckfast Honey Bees: The Beekeeper’s Perfect Partner

Take Beekeeping to the Next Level

Settle your Buckfast package bees into their new home with our helpful installation guide.

Order and Shipping Details

Our bee packages are available while supplies last. The price includes shipping. For USPS shipping, packages will require pickup at your local post office.

We’ll contact you with a shipment date and provide tracking information once the bees are shipped. Cancellations are not accepted within 14 days of the bees’ estimated ship date.

In order to lessen transit time from our supplier to you, ship dates may fluctuate from the exact date selected. East Coast packages are generally shipped on Saturdays and West Coast packages are shipped on Mondays.

Our bee package orders are prepaid. Orders are subject to a $10 change or cancellation fee after the prepayment has been processed.

By purchasing, you’re agreeing to our Bee Policy.

Bee Insurance

There is always a risk when shipping live animals, so Mann Lake includes insurance with the purchase of every shipped package. Any package with 1 ½” or more of dead bees spread evenly on the bottom of the package is eligible for a refund or replacement. To file a claim, simply submit a photo of the shipping label and the package showing more than 1 ½” of dead bees on the bottom of the package when spread evenly across the bottom via our website Package Bee Help. We make every effort to ship replacements, if available, on the earliest ship date possible. If we are unable to accommodate a replacement, a refund will be issued within 7-10 business days of submission.

Shipping Information

The ship date selected indicates the day your packages are processed for shipping. You will receive tracking information via email. Tracking may not show movement until Monday and your bees will arrive at your local post office for pickup by mid-week.

USPS does not handle livbees the same way as regular parcels. Tracking information can be tricky with bees.

• Orders typically reach you ahead of the USPS estimated delivery date indicated in the tracking details.
• Tracking information might not always reflect real-time updates, be fully comprehensive, or entirely precise. There's no need to worry if it seems like your package isn't moving forward.
• Tracking information is supplied by USPS. While we strive to assist, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of tracking statuses and do not have access to any tracking details beyond what is available on USPS.com.