Ligustica Queen Bee Mated - Apis Mellifera Ligustica
Ligustica is the Italian honey bee and it is known for its gentleness, they are a pleasure to handle. The F1 queens are very prolific building up to big strong colonies early in the season. Ligustica are excellent honey gatherers and low users of propolis which are ideal characteristics for hobbyist and commercial beekeepers alike.
They have a good hygienic behaviour and their resistance to disease is very good along with a lower inclination to swarm. They are willing to enter supers and are excellent comb builders. These queens are bred by our Romainian breeders, they are naturally mated and come marked in cages with attendant workers.
About QUEEN posting:
You are ordering for a week commencing date and our Queens are normally posted on Wednesdays*, we can delay and post later in the week, just make a note in the special instructions box as you go through the check out.
Whilst we will do our best to send the queens the week you request, there may be times when, due to poor weather, that we have a delay or have to offer you an alternative race.
Dispatch of your order will be notified by email so you know your order is on it way to you.
*We do email you on Tuesday to confirm dispatch date for the week.
Delivery options
- Tracked24 - £4.50 - no signature required.
- Guaranteed next day delivery - £8.00 - see NOTE below
NOTE - Guaranteed next day means you will get your queen the day after we post it not the day after you order it. It is also a service you need to sign for or the post man will take it back to the depot.
Please see our delivery information page for more information regarding the delivery of live bees.
A queen that is found dead on arrival will only be replaced if we are contacted immediately on the day you receive it, either by email or telephone. We may request you return it to us, replacement will not be made if the cage as been opened or tampered with. We will replace a dead queen once only, no refunds will be offered.
Please see our delivery information page for more information regarding the delivery of live bees.
Further advice about queen introduction can be found here. You may also consider using a queen introduction cage; this cage fits directly onto a comb with brood and increases the acceptance rate of the queens.
