Our hygienic Italian queens have a combination of the best traits required for pollination and high honey production. They have been bred to express Varroa Sensitive Hygienic behavior (VSH) to an optimum degree to control mites and brood disease, while maintaining the high productivity required in today's challenging commercial beekeeping environment.
Early Spring build-up for pollination demands
Good brood production and large clusters for high honey production
Calm and gentle temperament for easy workability
Resistant to brood diseases, varroa, and tracheal mites
2010 Prices
Hygienic Italian Breeder Queens............$100.00
Limited Supply
Shipping $45 UPS overnight delivery
Free shipping on orders of 5 queens or more in one shipment, a savings of $45
Attention: Glenn Apiariessells only instrumentally inseminated breeder queens, to be used as breeding stock. For sources of naturally mated production queens see our referral list.