Mated F1 Buckfast Queen Honey Bees for Sale - The Hive Guys™
Mated F1 Buckfast Queen Honey Bees for Sale - The Hive Guys™
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Our open-mated queen bee are produced with some of Europe's best genetics. With a docile temperament and fantastic honey production they some of the best queen bees for sale in the UK.
Why choose one of our F1 Buckfast queen bees for sale?
- Docile temperament.
- Calm on the comb - don't fly up into your face.
- Fantastic honey production.
- Better disease resistance, little to no drifting between hives that spreads disease.
- Great resistance to over-wintering.
- A good tolerance to varroa mites.
Before purchasing, please read our guide on how to introduce the queen to your hive here.
Guaranteed to arrive alive. Delivery is £9.50, no matter how many queens you buy. Royal Mail Special Delivery Next-day Guaranteed, before 1:00pm.
Monday to Friday, order before 3:00pm and choose the 'immediate despatch' option for next day delivery (where applicable).
It's £9.50 for queen bee delivery across the UK; no matter how many you buy. This is an expensive service as it's shipped using Royal Mail 24 Pre-1:00pm service. A very reliable service across the UK and allows us to guarantee than your queens arrive in the best condition. It is a signed for service and requires than someone is in to sign for it.
As this is a live queen bee, we aren't able to accept returns. If you should have any problems, please contact us.
Using our £9.50 delivery choice, we can guarantee that your queen bee will arrive alive. Should you should have any problems, please contact us and we'll be able to help.
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Customer Reviews
I think some queens were not fertilized and the marking paint disappeared.
Hi Alin,
I'm sorry to hear that our queens weren't up to scratch.
I'll give you a call to discuss this in more details.
Best regards,
Harry
Thank you for the lovely queen we received. She has been accepted and laying well. Great service
Good product
Ordered three Queens from the guys I spoke to at the Telford Show, as I need early mated Queens for splits to replace failed autumn losses. Took a punt as they were an unknown quality. Arrived on time, all introduced and accepted.
NUC 1 wall to wall brood really quickly, and continues to be so.
NUC 2 much slower start, but now caught up, and equal to No 1 today. Both now in full langstroth brood boxes.
NUC 3 show start then clearly a drone layer. Contacted Harry with photos, and he offered an immediate replacement, arrived next day as promised. Now accepted and laying as strongly as the rest. Nice calm bees. Slow on the comb. Obviously can't comment long term at the minute regards honey production, but bringing plenty of pollen and nectar to enable their growth.
Hive guys,sent me an email to say queens in the post.they arrived next day,930 am.All queens ,placed in hives with 2 frames of brood.They should be good for summer flow.thankyou hive guys keep it up.
Questions & Answers
Why should I buy a queen bee?
In short, the advantages of buying a pre-mated queen honey bee are as follows. Speed: you don't need to wait for a queen to be mated which can take up to 4 weeks. Reliability: It's not a guarantee that the queen will be mated. She could get eaten by a blackbird on her mating flight. Genetics: Our Buckfast mated queen's mothers are some of the best genetics in the country. Known for their docile temperament and fantastic honey production.
How do the queen bees arrive?
Each queen bee arrives in a plastic butler cage. This is full of fondant (hard sugar paste) that the bees feed on. The queen comes marked with the colour of the year (blue for 2025). They are able to live in here for a few days after the queen arrives, but we'd recommend that they get into the hive within 1 day.
Do I need more than just a queen to start a colony?
Yes. You will need to do a split from an existing colony of bees or use the queen the replace an existing colony's queen.
What are Buckfast bees?
Buckfast is a breed of bee. They were selectively bred by Brother Adam at Buckfast Abby in England in the 1900s. They have become the industry standard in beekeeping for their calm nature, disease resistance and great honey production.
Are these mated queen bees or virgins?
These are mated queen bees for sale, not vigrins. This means that there is no need to wait for the queen to get mated they're ready to go. This gives you the advantage of not having to wait 3-4 weeks for a queen to mate and lay. You can have a new queen up and running in as little time as 7 days.
What does the 'F1' part stand for?
F1 stands for 'first filial generation'. This means that they are the direct, pure offspring of a F0 Buckfast mother. It's the closest genetics you can get to a pure-bread Buckfast honey bee queen without the need for complex (and expensive) instrumental insemination.
Where do these queen bees ship from?
Our queen bees ship direct from Kent, UK with Royal Mail Special Delivery. This way we can guarantee that they'll arrive in the best condition.
Will my queen arrive marked?
Yes, we mark all our queens with POSCA paint. Your queen will come marked with the colour of the year (blue for 2025)
Will my queen arrive clipped?
No, unfortunately, we are unable to provide clipped queens at this current time. We are working on adding the ability for customers to choose this.