Our locally raised Queen bees are bred by us here at That Local Honey. This item is for the Caucasian virgin Queen. Please use the drop down menu to select your shipping or pick up date! These queens are not to be resold in nucleus colonies unless part of our Partner Beekeeper Program. Orders will be filled as first order first served from December. Shipped every Monday & Tuesday to avoid any postage delays. Available to pick up from Kiama. Please contact us to arrange if you are picking up. (Put KIAMALOCAL in shipping if you are picking up to avoid paying for postage). Please read our blog post regarding queen bee introduction and your responsibility as the beekeeper before installing your queen. Introducing a virgin queen requires steps which need to be followed. A helpful guide will be provided to you before your queen is shipped. Please follow these steps to increase your success. Re-queening in SummerSome colonies may be found to be aggressive and hard to manage. Bees should be a joy! Good genetics can contribute to a calm colony. A calm queen will usually mean a calm colony. Re-queening in AutumnBees will not easily requeen themselves in Autumn. If your colony is Queenless in Autumn it will be dead by Spring. A new Queen will mean the coming Spring will be booming with new baby bees. Re-queening in SpringHelps to keep your colony prolific, and new Queens bring vigour to a colony ready for a great season ahead! Making Splits or invigorating a colony with an old Queen. Each queen is supplied in a queen cage containing the queen and 6 escorts, and candy for the bees.Note: When you receive your Queen, please put a drop of water on the queen cage as the escort bees will need to have water to help feed the Queen. Unfortunately at this time we cannot ship to TAS, VIC, NT and WA. Due to DPI restrictions.
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