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BULK QUEENS

Bulk Queen Bees

$3,095.00
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Free shipping applies to most orders over $150 sent standard ground service within the lower 48 states. Custom items not shown in this catalog along with items marked with "Does not qualify for free shipping" are excluded from the free shipping offer. Items excluded from the offer are subject to change without notice. Due to the ever-rising cost of outbound shipping, any order with backordered item(s) may be held until the backordered item(s) arrives.

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Description

Choose from premium Italian, Carniolan, or Russian-Carniolan Queen Bees to strengthen your apiary with proven genetics and exceptional performance.

Italian Queen Bees

Italian queens are highly sought after for their productivity, gentle temperament, and strong colony development.

Key Characteristics:

  • Excellent foraging abilities
  • Strong hygienic and cleaning behaviors
  • Gentle and docile temperament
  • Prolific brood production and colony growth
  • Lower swarming tendencies than many other subspecies
  • Exceptional honey production
  • Efficient comb building and rapid super acceptance

Carniolan Queen Bees

Carniolan queens are known for their calm nature, adaptability, and winter hardiness.

Key Characteristics:

  • Dark-colored bees
  • Gentle temperament and easy to manage with smoke
  • Strong honey production
  • Excellent winter clustering behavior to conserve heat
  • Well-suited for cooler climates

Russian-Carniolan Queen Bees

Russian-Carniolan queens combine the desirable traits of both bloodlines, offering excellent disease resistance and strong colony performance.

Key Characteristics:

  • Superior resistance to Varroa and tracheal mites
  • Excellent overwintering capabilities in colder climates
  • Outstanding foragers with rapid spring buildup
  • Increased propolis production as part of their natural hygienic behavior
  • Selected for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) traits
  • Enhanced resistance to brood diseases

Shipping Information

  • Every order includes 4% additional queens at no extra charge to help cover potential DOAs (Dead on Arrival) during transit.
  • Queens are shipped in plastic JZ-BZ cages with candy.
  • This is a bulk queen shipment. Attendant bees are shipped loose within the shipping box and are not contained inside individual queen cages.
  • Multiple queen breeds may be combined within a single 100-pack or 150-pack order. To place a mixed-breed bulk order, please contact our customer service team.
  • Any DOAs exceeding the complimentary 4% overage must be reported within 24 hours of UPS delivery. A live queen count is required when submitting a DOA claim.
  • During June and July, bulk queen shipments may experience delays due to extreme temperatures in Woodland, California. Customers will be notified promptly if shipment delays occur.

Queen orders are prepaid. Orders are subject to a $10 change or cancellation fee after the prepayment has been processed. By purchasing, you agree to our Bee Policy.

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Specification

  • 4.25 x 11.50 x 20.00 inches
  • 6.00 LBS
  • Queens are mated.
  • Live bees can only ship within the contiguous United States.
  • Shipped queens will deliver to physical address via UPS Next Day Air. We are unable to ship live bees/queens to PO Boxes.
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