Mated queens
Each year, we produce more than 5000 naturally mated queens dedicated to the sale. Those queens are coming from inseminated strains “Brother Adam” -Buckfast bee- selected from our production. They are fertilised in nuclei (Mini+ or Kieler) in a zone saturated with males. We generally start the collect 1 or 2 weeks after the laying.
- The queens are provided with an identification card which indicates the grafting date, the pedigree and the lot number.
- They are not clipped or marked.
- The mated queens’ sale begins in May and ends mid-September.
2017 sale conditions & prices for the mated queens:
- Minimum order: 15 queens
- 2017 season Ht price: 25 € HT
- 100% deposit is required for the definitive order. It is cashed at the moment of the expedition. The balance has to be paid at the reception of the queens.
Shipment prices
:
The queens are collected at the beginning of the week and posted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The shipping fees in metropolitan France are:
- 12.50 € HT for a delivery within 48h
- 25.00 € HT for a delivery within 24h
- Free for order of 50 queens and more. For other countries, ask us for a quotation before.
Important:
At the reservation, we will send you an estimate of the delivery date. The order will be on hold until we receive back this estimate signed and the deposit check.
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