Carnica-Carpathian cross virgin queens

€8.00

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Virgin queens will be available in limited quantities starting from early May.

Orders will be fulfilled in queue, so we invite beekeepers to reserve queens now by placing an order. All queens are reared from breeder queens of known origin, tested in our apiaries. Upon receiving the queens, the beekeeper will also receive information about the origin of the queens.

Carnica bee colonies:

Overwinters well even in cold regions with low feed consumption,
Have rapid development in spring,
Are gentle during the working procedure,
Very good foragers of early spring pollen and nectar yields,
Works well even in bad weather conditions,
Have greater tendency to swarm than Buckfast bees,
Have good disease resistance.

Carnica-Carpathian cross bee colonies:

Characteristics similar to Carnica bee colonies with some differences:

Have the fastest development in spring,
Excellent foragers of early pollen and nectar yields, works well even in bad weather conditions.

Virgin queens are intended to replace old queens in bee colonies or to create new colonies.

Advantages of virgin queens:

At the beginning of the season, virgin queens are available at least 3 weeks earlier than naturally mated queens, which is essential for replacement of old queens in main colonies or creation of new colonies as early in season as possible,
Virgin queens have a lower price than mated queens.

Disadvantages of virgin queens:

Virgin queens need time to go on the “wedding” flight, but there is a risk that favorable weather conditions do not occur for a long time (rain, wind, air temperature below 19°C).
Queens may not return from the "wedding" flight for various reasons (queen gets lost, returns into the wrong colony, is eaten by birds, etc.),
Virgin queens are more difficult to introduce to a colony than laying queens.