Harvest Lane 3 lb Italian Bees With Queen
Description
Italian Bee Packages for Sale – Shipped Nationwide in the Lower 48. Each bee package includes approximately 10,000 live honey bees and one mated queen to establish a thriving hive. The queens are open-air mated, ensuring strong genetics and colony health. These are Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica), a subspecies known worldwide for being: Docile and gentle – one of the calmest honey bee varieties, perfect for beginner and experienced beekeepers alike. Highly productive – Italians are excellent at brood rearing, ensuring strong colony growth. Strong foragers – they gather nectar and pollen efficiently to support honey production. Reliable comb builders – they draw wax quickly and consistently. Less likely to swarm – making them easier to manage throughout the season.
Features
- 10,000–12,000 live bees per package
- Includes queen, cage, and feed for safe transport
- Gentle bees suitable for backyard hives
- Normal honey production and swarming tendency
- Excellent option for first-year beekeepers
- Bee packages are shipped via UPS directly to your doorstep.
- Shipments take place between April and May (weather permitting).
- Customers will receive an email notification about two weeks before shipping, with estimated ship dates, followed by a second notification once the bees are on their way.
- You Must Be Home To Receive the Bees.
- All sales are final. Due to high demand and limited availability, we recommend placing your order early to secure your bees.
Specifications
- Package bees will need to be installed within 24 hours. Keep in a cool dark room prior to installing.
- Please do not transport your bees in a secondary container (i.e. plastic container). Package Bees need air flow. Do not place your bees in direct sunlight or in direct wind.