Italian & Caucasian Queen Bees for Sale - Spring Pre-Order | Beekeeping Starter Pack, Honey Production, Pollination Boost | Perfect for Backyard Beekeepers & Commercial Apiaries

Product Description

ITALIAN & CAUCASIAN QUEEN BEES FOR SALE (PRE-ORDER)

GET YOUR QUEEN BEES ORDERED FOR SPRING 2025.

We are now taking orders for both Italian & Caucasian Queen Bees. 

NEXT BATCH:

The next batch will be approximately:
(MID OCTOBER 2025)

IMPORTANT:

We offer both pickup and delivery. Pickup is usually from our Shop in Bayswater North otherwise delivery will be using Australian Post Express Service.

WHERE ARE OUR QUEENS COMING FROM?

At current all of our queens come from our Bee yards in Victoria. These are all Varroa Free 

Please be aware that at current if you are located outside of NSW and ACT, your queens will be sourced from our Victorian bee yards. If located within NSW and ACT, you will also be sent queens from our Victoria Bee Yards which are Varroa Free.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR QUEEN BEES

We have Italian and Caucasian queen bees for sale at different periods of the year. Their availability depends on the demand and breeding cycles, so we ask that you keep this in mind (typically Caucasian are available from late Summer). Each queen is shipped to you in one of our unique cages, containing 1 queen and a few escort worker nurse bees. The queen will feed on a candy during her transportation phase, however it’s recommended to place her into a colony as soon as possible once she arrives.

MORE INFORMATION TO HELP

Want to know more about honeybee queens? Visit our Blog and FAQs.

WHERE DO WE SEND OUR QUEEN BEES?

Currently, we can send queen bees to the following states within Australia:

• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• South Australia
• Victoria

Unfortunately, at this current time we cannot send Bee Queens to Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia and Northern Territory due to bio-security restrictions and regulation rules.

IMPORTANT
Please note that Buzzbee has no control over the speed of the Express Postage, which is controlled and managed by Australia Post. This postage system still remains the fastest method to post queen bees. We’re pleased that most customers still receive their queen bees within a couple of working days. As Buzzbee has no control over the speed of delivery, we cannot be held liable for delays, slow postage and other factors outside our control that result in the deaths of the bees.

VARIETIES OF HONEY BEE BREEDS/VARIETIES

In Australia, native bees for sale are not available as they are found only in nature however we do breed Italian or Carniolan honey bees. They’re known for being gentle and good to medium honey producers.

Italian

Italian bees are strong foragers and do a great job at keeping their hive clean. When starting out, you can’t go too far wrong with Italian bees. Their gentle nature and productivity provide a great way for new beekeepers to become comfortable around bees. This breed is by far the most popular due to its combined good temperament whist being good foragers for honey production.

Caucasian

Caucasian honey bees are an Old World strain known for their gentleness and productivity.  Apis mellifera caucasica is endowed with the longest tongue  of all known honey bee varieties.  This trait, coupled with a propensity to fly earlier, later, and in cooler conditions results in a bee that is renowned for exceptional honey production. Another interesting trait is their tendency to gather larger amounts of propolis than most bees.

Carniolan

These bees are known as Carniolan bees, or "Carnies" for short, in English. Currently, this subspecies is the second most popular among beekeepers (after the Italian bee). It’s favoured for several reasons, not the least being its ability to defend itself successfully against insect pests while being extremely gentle in its behaviour toward beekeepers. These bees are particularly adept at adjusting worker population to nectar availability.

Please Note

All of our queen bees are usually unmarked. All of the bees come straight from the bee yard and as a result all queen bees are usually not marked and can't be taken out of the pages to be marked. We find that most customers don’t want them marked so that they can choose the colour of their choosing or leave them natural.

If you want to buy a bee queen, look no further than Buzzbee. with us today for more information and advice.