Mated Queen Bees
VSH Italian Queens - Updated 4/24/24 - Available for pickup now
2024 Alabama Queens—Updated 4/19/24 - We are taking PREORDERS for Alabama grafted and mated queens from local stock. Depending on the weather, these will be available early May.
2024 AFB Vaccinated Queens - Updated 4/24/24 - AFB vaccinated queens are available for pickup now.
2025 March Queens - Updated 4/19/24 - For early pickup in March of 2025, add your name to this list and we will message you when we are taking pre-orders.
We will have mated queen bees for sale for pickup from our store in Alabama.
A mated queen can make splitting a hive much easier during the spring or the fall. Installing a mated queen into a queenless hive can save your colony or increase your apiary size. Requeening in the fall is a huge benefit to your colonies when spring comes.
VSH Italian Pol-Line From Florida - Brought in from central Florida, this Italian line of queens are bred with the popular Pol-Line and their genetic traits. These queens are daughters of breeding queens from South Carolina and the USDA Queen Breeding Program. Read more about Pol-Line queens here.
VSH Italian Queens from California - These queens are brought int from California through a favorite queen breeder of ours that has been in the queen business since the early 70's. They have a great reputation for high quality queens. These mated queen arrive n a JZBZ cage with attendants that have been bred for their ability to use the bee's natural ability to detect and remove varroa mites. VSH stands for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene.
Alabama Queens - These queens are mated in Alabama. The Italian bees are docile and a favorite choice of both commercial and beginner beekeepers. Italians have a long brood cycle that is great for areas with plentiful forage and shorter winters. Italian queens brood up quickly in the spring, making them popular for beekeepers who do almond pollination. They tend to be low to moderate propolis producers. Italian bees are excellent honey producers.
