Italian Queen Bee

Queens do not qualify for free shipping

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 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

QUEEN SOURCE: Our Italian Queens come from several producers in the Glenn County area of Northern California. We keep them banked and they are caged and shipped from our store daily.

MATED: Yes, all queens are open mated

MARKED: No, Queens do not come marked or clipped.

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 and MN) Queens do not qualify for free shipping

Queen Orders of 8 or less will be shipped in 3 Hole queen cages with attendants. Shipped in an envelope or small overnight box

Queen Orders 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

**(Package Bees include a queen in the package)

Queen Replacement video featuring Randy Oliver, Watch here.