Description
THESE QUEENS ARE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY
QUEENS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO SHIP MAY OF 2026
You will receive an email confirmation when you place your order. This does not mean your queen has been shipped. You will receive a second email with tracking information in the spring alerting you when your queen will arrive.
Italian Queen traits:
- Gentle and easy to manage (a good “beginner bee”)
- Prolific brood producers
- Highly hygienic
- Excellent foragers
- Excellent honey producers
- May struggle in colder climates due to high brooding tendencies
Our Italian Queens come from several producers in the Glenn County area of Northern California.
All of our queens are mated
Shipping Details:
During the shipping season, orders placed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will not be shipped until the following Monday. Orders placed Mon-Thurs. will be shipped on the same or next day. All queens are shipped UPS Next Day Air (exceptions for Ground Shipping apply in parts of WI, MN, and MI) Queens do not qualify for free shipping
Queens are also available for purchase In-Store during business hours. Queens are only caged once a day, and certain breeds may sell out by the end of the day. We recommend calling ahead to guarantee availability if you want to get a specific queen type.
Queen Orders of 8 or less will be shipped in 3 Hole queen cages with attendants. Shipped in a envelope or small overnight box
Queen Order of 9+ will be shipped in Mini Cages with candy tubes in a bag under the queens. Shipped in a Screen Shipping Box with loose bulk bees.
TO READ OUR QUEEN SHIPPING POLICY CLICK HERE
Queen Options:
- No Option Added – No Marking or Clipping.
- Queen Clipping – These queens will have 1 wing Clipped.
- Queen Marking – These queens will be marked with a painted dot on her thorax (Color will depend on the year).
- Queen Marking and Clipping – These queens will be marked with a painted dot on her thorax (Color will depend on the year) and 1 wing will be Clipped.
**(Package Bees include a queen in the package)
Queen Replacement video featuring Randy Oliver, Watch here.