Pure Caucasian Queen Bees – Gentle Giants with Superior Propolis & Winter Hardiness Caucasian queen bees for sale”

Listing: Mated, marked, and ready to lead your hive.

📌 Minimum Order: 5 queens (no exceptions).
🚚 Shipping: Guaranteed Next Day Delivery via UPS Next Day Air or FedEx Priority Overnight.

The Beekeeper’s Choice for Cool Climates & Gentle Genetics

Are you tired of racing through your apiary in a full suit? Are you looking for a bee that thrives where others falter? Introducing the Caucasian Queen – the legendary “grey bee” of the mountains, prized by sideliners and commercial keepers alike for their remarkable docility and extreme winter hardiness.

Bred from isolated, select stock, our Caucasian Queens produce a calm, dark workforce that is a pleasure to manage.

Why Upgrade to a Caucasian Queen?

🐝 Exceptional Gentleness (Low Venom Pheromone)
Caucasians are widely considered the gentlest of all pure honey bee races. They exhibit very little defensive behavior on the comb, allowing you to inspect frames with less smoke and no sting anxiety. Perfect for backyard beekeepers, schools, or suburban apiaries.

🐝 The Longest Tongue in the Bee World
With an impressive proboscis length of 7.2mm+, your workers will reach deep into red clover, bramble, and vetch that other bees cannot access. This unlocks a hidden source of summer nectar and increases your total honey yield from hard-to-reach blooms.

🐝 Superior Propolis Production (The “Glue” of the Hive)
These bees are prolific propolis collectors. They will seal every crack and sanitize the hive interior, creating a “sterile envelope” that drastically reduces disease pressure (including Nosema and AFB). Note: Use a propolis trap if you wish to harvest this valuable tincture base.

🐝 Winter Warriors
Bred for the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, these queens slow brood rearing dramatically in autumn. They enter winter with a smaller, younger cluster that conserves food stores. You will save money on winter feed and experience fewer starvation losses.

What You Will Receive

• A Mated Queen per order (minimum 5). Each queen is marked with a white/green dot for easy spotting.

• Proven Genetics: Daughter of survivor stock that has never seen chemical treatments for mites.

• Travel Safe: Shipped in a ventilated, candy-plugged queen cage with 3-5 attendant worker bees.

• Live Arrival Guarantee: We guarantee arrival alive or we replace free of charge (within 24 hours of delivery scan).

Shipping Policy – Next Day Delivery

• All orders ship via Next Day Air (UPS or FedEx).

• Queens are packaged with insulated liners and a cold pack (if needed) to ensure 100% live arrival.

• Cut-off time: Orders placed by 10:00 AM EST Monday–Thursday ship the same day for next day delivery. Orders placed Friday–Sunday ship Monday for Tuesday delivery.

• We do not ship on Fridays to avoid weekend delays.

• A tracking number will be provided immediately after dispatch.

Minimum Order Requirement

You must order at least 5 queens.

• *Orders for 1–4 queens will be automatically canceled/refunded.*

• Bulk pricing available for 25+ queens – contact us for wholesale rates.

Ideal For:

• Beekeepers who hate aggressive hives.

• Pasture-based farms growing clover or vetch.

• Northern states and high-altitude apiaries (Zone 4-7).

• Propolis harvesters looking for high-volume raw gum.

Important Note on Management:

Caucasians have a tendency to “drift” between hives and can be prone to robbing during a heavy dearth. We recommend keeping entrances reduced during late summer flow and maintaining strong, even colonies.