3 lb Package Bees with Mated Queen – Pickup April 11, 2026

*Local Pick up Only* on April 11, 2026.

We do not ship bees. Follow our FB page for updates!!!

3lb packages of live bees WITH a mated  Italian VSH queen. Italian bees are great to work with in the apiary. Gentle, they build up fast in the spring for honey production. Queens come un-marked (we sell the marking tools though). A marked queen teaches you to only look for a dot, never developing your queen ID technique. With some practice, you can spots queens quickly and easier (if it was easy, everyone could do it).

Packages come from WILBANKS Apiaries in Georgia. Producers of some of the best queens and packages available on the market. These packages are personally picked up by us in GA and we drive though the night. You’ll pick them up the next morning. Minimal amount of stress on the bees.

Installing them is super easy. Lot’s of different ways to do it, here is our youtube video of our easy process. Click to learn how to install a package

*Pro Tip – Feed them sugar water or Pro Sweet, especially in the beginning. They will draw out comb much, much….. much faster. It takes @8 lbs of capped honey to make 1 lb of wax. Don’t stop feeding until they have all of their brood boxes with comb built and are ready for a honey super.

Attend our free field days each month. Get hands on education and ask your questions. It’s the 3rd Saturday of each month.  Sunday is for advanced beekeeping.