I think the dispatch date from you is likely to be week commencing 27th July. Would it be a big nuisance if I delay the queen delivery until next year! I was chatting to Micheal winds gorey Wexford .do u not post to co Sligo .Michael recommended u .. Hello, have you any available mated queens at the minute? I live in lower ballinderry co antrim. The Native Irish Honeybee Society (NIHBS) works to preserve and promote our native stock. Many thanks, This week I posted out orders made by the end of May and yours was June 8th so not long to wait. I had a lot of orders in before 5th April. I was wondering if I Can get a mated queen shipped out to me, I live in Alaska, have been a bee man for many decades, always Italians. I only post to GB and NI. Basically, he has ordered three queens with you and although he initially asked for them to have their wings clipped, would it be possible for them not to have the wings clipped, when they’re posted out? The Queen Bee will come with 3-5 attendants in a queen cage. I answer to Jon, Jonathan of Johnny! Carniolan & Italian Bees from this season. Queen bees for sale. The 2015 queen settled in really well here (north Kent coast area). Thank you for your email. I ordered a queen on 5th April 2018 and was wondering if there was any update about when orders from around this date might be shipped. I think i have found a way of inseminating new queens the natural way without being set upon by outside drones. I am interested in 5 to 10 pieces. I am beekeeper from Estonia and very intrested to buy two dark bee queens.Is it possible that You send these to the Estonia? And if so, would it be possible to buy a package or nuc of bees too? All of our queens are bred from our overwintered queens and are open mated in our Dover mating yard. Ballyclare I would guess your colony still has a queen, maybe a supersedure queen not started to lay yet. Is it possible to reserve a couple of queens for early next year? My humblest apologies for bothering you, I placed an order with you back in January, heard nothing so far! My bees are Irish origin. are your queens “native Scottish black bees” Hi – do you have any mated queens in at the moment? I would like to ask you a question. Pick How pure are your black queens and are they ready to lay . Nick – probably around the end of June. Sorry, UK addresses only only. Happily they’ve sorted themselves out. In the last 4 years I have only lost 2 hives. Hello Hi any idea of when my queen will be posted? Hi do you have any queen’ s for sale at the moment? there is always a risk of losing a queen on introduction no matter what method you use but something has gone seriously wrong to lose all ten. I don’t start grafting queens until May and I am booked up until July. I think i might give one of your native blacks a try next season they sound lovely. Can u help. Best wishes and good luck with your beekeeping. I started keeping bees three years ago when I bought a nuc of black native bees. If you order now June should be no problem. Do you email when queens are ready for posting? Would you be prepared to post two or three of your native queens to me in The Netherlands. Apis mellifera mellifera is the only honeybee native to Ireland and the UK, and it is well adapted to our cool, wet maritime climate. Hello when would I expect the queen if I ordered now? Just to say a big thank you. The estimated delivery time is always at the top of the order page when you order. Many thanks, Alix. Wondering if you have a mated black irish queen that could replace the one I lost. Thanks. Hello Jonathan, I live in Belfast and this is my second full beekeeping season. Thanks for a terrific queen. I have two queens ordered from you. Andy, What the chances of getting a queen this season, I should have queens until September. I have confirmed details in an email as I have changed my email address. I will do 2 Paypal transactions as I can’t seem to add that I would like the queen clipped. Please email me so I can give you my address. Do I just order and pay on-line? I am posting out orders from March and April at the moment. There is a new genetic survey just underway associated with L.I.T. Got your order thanks. Thanks for your e-mail of 4 February confirming receipt of my order for 3 queens. Do you know of anyone that will ship a Native black queen bee to the USA? I have just placed an order for 10 queens as I was very happy with the last lot I got from you. Could I ask you to email me a few days before she is posted to let me know she’s on her way! So many of my friends talk so highly of your queens, by the way. Do you have any idea of how they do in SE England?? I usually have the first queens ready in June. I just was hoping if you might be able to give me some sort of update on my order, I ordered on the 25/03/20 but haven’t heard anything. I totally agree with always wearing a veil even on the gentlest bees was just trying to get some sort of temperament idea.I was in the Isle of Mann last year at one of their agricultural shows they had a bee section with an observation hive when I asked about temperament they invited me to call to their teaching apiary.The girl at the apiary Breeshey Bree had a bee suit and gloves for me.She put on her veil, rolled up her sleeves and went through five hives and not a sting.Really friendly people and doing a great job preserving there native bees. Hi Jonathan, Fantastic. I ordered a Queen in June and have not heard from you so can you please cancel queen as hive was getting to week had to join with my other hive. I was wondering how late you are likely to be selling queens (delivery dates, rather than purchase dates)? no problem. Queens usually arrive 24-48 hours after posting, Could you please post on Tuesday 30th Many thanks and regards. Orders are now closed for 2020 delivery but I can take orders for June 2021 delivery. I hope this will be o.k. Early September is still plenty of time imho. The Italian Bees are raised locally and in the southeast part of Georgia. If you check the top of the order page it gives the estimated delivery date if you order now, Hi I give some a mine a second brood box in May when colonies are hitting maximum strength. I would love to introduce one or two of your native black queens to my colony. This will exclude the hive box. I only sell queens, not nucs or packages. I would estimate about 3-4 weeks. Dani. I will have Amm queen bees for sale from June onwards. Hello I ordered a queen last week , J J Hemus , Esher , KT108DS , justinhemus@ live.co.uk … Just trying to confirm that order ,thank you . Probably about 2 weeks. I’m based locally so I could transport if so! Through the site I show some different designs and general construction ideas. I don’t suppose, you can ship to the States, can you? I post queens out in the order they are paid for and I only post within the UK. Thanks Martyn. Thanks. Hi Jonathan Hello Jon Superb service / speed of delivery and attention to detail…. do you still have queens? I saw the header about orders for 2019 so I’m about to order two more queens for next June. Thanks Bruce, Hi Jonathan The key variable is the weather. 2 lovely new queens arrived safely this week. I have been taking orders since November. Do you just supply queens, or do you ever have a nuc for sale? Thibault. Introgression of genetic material from imports of other subspecies into the Irish native bee population would change it irreversibly. I have some orders in for next year already. Thanks Andy, Andrew Is there any chance you could post a mated queen to cork if I ordered? Amm once had a range that stretched from Ireland in the west to the Urals in the east but it is now mainly found in isolated pockets, with Ireland having some of the purest stock remaining in Europe. Hi Jonathan, I’m sorry to bother you as you no doubt have your work cut out at the moment. We are looking to broaden our genetic pool of species and this would make a perfect fit. The mellifera subspecies freely interbreed and it is known that drones can fly many miles to congregation areas. Preserving the pure stocks we have left and propagating queens from them is of the utmost importance. Pingback: 2017 orders | Native Queen Bees, Hi. Always nice to get positive feedback. To give colonies with a calm temper and good honey production. Hello again Jonathan I’m a UK resident. James, I put one or two drone combs in all my hives. I am interested in buying 2 nucs for next year, 2020. I have a huge waiting list at the moment and have had very few queens mate in the past 2 weeks due to bad weather. Thank you for your response and yes I have. Are the mated with NSB drones so all off spring will be NSB? Great to hear they have been introduced successfully. Can I cancel my order please or transfer the order for payment for a queen in 2019? I treat all my stock in a timely manner to make sure the mite levels are under control. Our package bees include: a screen box, sugar water container or fondant blocks, approx. I will go on now and purchase. Many thanks Jonathan – new Queen arrived today. Don't just kill them. Sort Code 90-02-95 many thanks. Which I would like to cancel due to an outbreak of E.F.B. They don’t need any different handling to any other bees. Hi Scott. thanks Andrzej, Dear Jonathan She’s laying well and the bees are really quiet on the comb. She had a great time with free reign in a treble brood. Many Thanks Indeed, Ireland may well be the last place in Europe where a sustainable population of Apis mellifera mellifera is possible. I am currently working on a project. I’m probably chancing my arm here but would you have a queen left? I have read your article on local mating DCAs which of course would make it easier. My queenright cell raiser colonies are all on double brood separated by a queen excluder. Introduced in queen cages, with attendants already released, fondant was removed by the bees themselves, so 10 hives and nucs all queen less… any ideas! Kindest regards, Pingback: Next batch of queens | Native Queen Bees. Hello Johnathan I paid for a British Queen 20 August. native black queen bee Amm once had a range that stretched from Ireland in the west to the Urals in the east but it is now mainly found in isolated pockets, with Ireland having some of ⦠The other queen I got from you is doing great. Garry Miller. Required fields are marked *. will sort that out. Kind regards Hello Jonathan, my name is Scott McKay. Poor mating weather earlier in August. Your e-mail address will not be published. Pingback: Taking orders for summer 2015 | Native Queen Bees. I hope they meet your criteria, re the Q I’ve ordered this year. Keeping bees alive is much easier when you take our Online Ultimate Beekeeping The queen bee is the most important bee in the hive. Yes but not immediately. Angela, I ordered a mated queen from you for delivery in July. Look forward to hearing back from you…. Ordered and paid for. 2021? The question I have relates to how to bring success with the future generations, I have read quite a bit but never seen an article that provides much insight on how to manage the drones in the area. yep they are great bees and the only honeybee native to the British Isles. My 2017 Queen was used as a comb builder this year and I now have stores frames to share around the apiary. Just clearing up the last of a backlog of orders at the moment. http://www.native-queen-bees.com/timetable-for-posting-out-queens-2020/, Hi Jonathan, The hardy black bee genes would be great in our cooler climate as we’re next to the Canadian border. Thanks. This year we had a period of about 4 weeks from 10th June to 7th July and I hardly got a queen mated. Alex. I placed a booking for one queen. I was wondering do you sell nucs or is it just queens? I’ve just ordered a queen, which I’m very excited about, I’m hoping she’ll come late July or early August, d’you think that’s likely? All the info is on the order page. Hi I brought a queen last night when will I recive her ? Take a class. Have you checked for queenlessness with a test frame? All our Queen Bee's are breed for producing good healthy stock, excellent honey producers, disease resistance and temperament. Next week I am hoping to post out the first batch and that is orders which came in before Christmas. http://www.native-queen-bees.com/how-to-introduce-your-queen/ I should be able to post on Monday 26th August. I ordered another queen, via this website, earlier in the week. I post out queens in the order they are paid for. Superb to have a Queen from purer Irish stock, she’s definitely more undiluted than my other two dark Welsh bred AMMs. Italian / Carniolan queen bee hatched, mated this season and laying eggs. Hi Jonathan All new queen introduction is hold for this year. Stock is fit and healthy. I am trying to add more genes to my colony to help strengthen their immune system. I have 8 hives and was thinking of going native with them all ? I have a queenless hive and would like to introduce. I have queens at the moment. Thank you. Hello Jonathan, I ordered a replacement for a failed nuc introduction last month but I guess I was too late for this year. I am currently starting to post out queens ordered in September and October and your order was at the start of May when the website stated late June delivery. hope over experience. All they are doing is condemning an indigenous species to extinction. sold out at the moment but I’ll get in touch if anything becomes available. To widen their gene pool I would like a couple of your mated queens. Thankyou. Hi I ordered another queen off you this morning, do you have queens in stalk and when do you think it’s possible to post, many thanks, your last queen I got a few weeks ago is doing good, she had laid out the brood box already. Of course the old swarm queen and the drones must be killed, but they are a much weaker, non indigenous form of bee anyway. nativebeehives.com is a project website with a focus on individual design and construction of Native Stingless Bee Hives and Solitary Bee Hotels. I’m taking them abroad so I was wondering if you supply a health certificate. Thanks. I have queens at the moment. Sorry, out of queens now. My issue is some hives make it through our long cold winters, some times not, I would love to try a hardy Irish black bee & see what happens… Thanks. I could probably post around 8th August, ie Monday week. Thanks for the compliment! Assuming you have native dark queen available, if I were to place an order on, say the 25th June what might the estimated delivery date be. Can you let me have your BACS please as I do not use PP nor have a cheque book. I want black Irish queens , but I live in the USA. I always contact customers before posting to arrange a suitable posting date so no need to email re holidays or time away from home etc. Since then I’ve had a few swarms, but the new mated queens last year and again this year are rearing very aggressive hives. Nesting materials for mason and leafcutter bees should be opened to harvest healthy cocoons, leaving pests and disease behind. 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