What is a breeder queen and do you need one?

A breeder queen is a special queen for use in raising more daughter queens. She is especially suited for this purpose because she has been bred to express certain beneficial traits such as disease resistance, productivity and gentleness. Because she is pure bred, these traits will also be present in the daughters that a queen breeder produces from her. Our breeder queens are instrumentally inseminated to maintain their purity.

Only beekeepers who raise queens themselves need to buy a breeder queen. Breeder queens cost several times as much as naturally mated queens, so they are not practical for use in ordinary production hives. Naturally mated daughter queens produced from a good breeder queen are the best choice for most beekeepers. Below is a list of queen producers who sell naturally mated queens.

Naturally mated queen sources & package bees

Naturally mated queen sources & package bees

7 Stands Bee Farm - (336)-957-4744, - North Carolina , VSH queens, email: 7standsbeefarm@gmail.com

A-Bee Honey - 505-286-4843 - NM, Italian queens and packages, email: www.nmhoney.com

A Plus Queens - (434) 292-4428 Virginia - Hygienic Italian, VSH - queens and queen cells - pick-up only email: mg.carney@yahoo.com

Arnold Honeybee Services - (865) 693-9381 - Tennessee - Italian

Avoyelles Honey Co.- (318) 964-2592 - Louisiana -Hygienic Italian - Queens and packages

Bee Buddies Apiariy - 603-315-5179 - NH VSH queens - email: allen@impactalloys.com

Bee Happy Apiaries - (530) 795-2124 - Northern California - VSH, New World Carniolan - Packages and Queens

http://www.owa.cc/http://www.owa.cc/ - (404) 372- 8295 - Georgia - VSH, Hygienic Italian, Carniolan

Bjorn Apiaries - (717) 938-0444 - Pennsylvania - Carniolan, VSH, IHygienic talian. Queens and Nucs - email: MIKEANDIDA@cs.com

Busy Bee Apiaries - (919) 942-2006 - North Carolina - Hygienic Italian - Queens only

Bz Bee Pollination - (530) 787-3044 - Northern California - Italian, VSH - Packages and Queens

Buzz's Bees - (530) 882-4302 - California - Hygienic Italian Queens and Packages - email: buzzsbees@pulsarco.com

Carney Queens and Honey Farm LLC, (434)292-4428 - Virginia - Hygienic Italian and VSH queens and queen cells, pick-up only.email: info@carneyqueens.com

Champlain Valley Bees and Queens - (802) 758-2501 - Vermont - VSH - Nucs and queens

Cantu Apiaries - (863) 735-8500 - Florida - Hygienic Italian x VSH - Queens

Coma Apiaries - (530) 547-5773 - Northern California - Hygienic Italian, Cordovan Italian - Queens and packages

Heitkam's Honey Bees - (530) 865-9562 - Northern California - Italian, and *New World Carniolan, VSH - Packages and Queens email: heitkamsbees@hughes.net

Honey Land Farms - (352) 429-3996 - Florida - Hygienic Italian, Carniolan , VSH - Queens and packages - email: honyapis@aol.com

Hunter Apiaries - Virginia - (540) 577-4699 - Italian - queens only email: apiscustos@hunterapiaries.com or kwh1955@att.net Website:

Lamb's Honey Farm - (409) 384-6754 - Texas - Italian and Carniolan - Queens only

Long Creek Apiaries, Inc., (423) 623-2345 - Tennesee . VSH - queens

Lohman Apiaries - (530) 476-2322 - Northern California - Carniolan and Italian - Queens and packages

Lucas, Ernie - (805) 914-4053 - Central California - Hygienic Italian and Carniolan Queens, nucs, and queen cells- email: Eebl1710@aol.com

Mikes Bees and Honey 567 208-9594 - Ohio - email: mikesbeesnhoney@aol.com Naturally mated and Instrumentally Inseminated queens - Custom Instrumental Insemination Queens only - Italian

Miksa Honey Farms - (352) 429-3447 - Florida - Carniolan and Italian - email: miksahf@aol.com - Packages and Queens and queen cells

Noble Apiaries -(707) 628-6046 - Northern California - Carniolan - Italian - packages and queens- available in April ships USPS -

Northern Queens - (607) 525-6316 - James Plaisted - New York - Carniolan - email: info@northernqueens.com

Olivarez Honey Bees - (877) 865-0298 - Northern California - Italian, Carniolan - Packages and Queens email: info@ohbees.com

Olympic Wilderness Apiary - (866) 204 3426 - Washington - VSH x Russian Queens only email: harbees@olypen.com

Pendell Apiaries - (530) 963-3062 - Northern California - Cordovan - Queens only

Shamrock - (209) 605-3932 - Northern California - Carniolan, VSH, Cordovan Italian and Hygienic Italian - Packages, Queens and queen cells

Strachan Apiaries (530) 674-3881 - Northern California - New World Carniolan, and Italian - Packages and Queens - email: orders@strachanbees.com

VP Queen Bees - 301-662-4844 - Maryland - VSH, Carniolan X VSH, Italian X VSH, Breeders/Virgins/Cells. Email: info@vpqueenbees.com

WG Bee Farm - Frank Wyatt - (336) 635-5821 - North Carolina - VSH, Hygienic Italian, Cordovan Italian, Carniolan - Queens & Nuc's - email: FWyatt@osbornecompany.com

Wildflower Meadows - (760) 415-0355 - California - Nucs - pick up only
email: mmosco@wildflowermeadows.com

Zia Queenbee Co - Mark Spitzig & Melanie Kirby - 505-689-1287 - New Mexico - Survivor email: ziaqueenbees@hotmail.com
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