ueen bee Carniolan Queen 2027 Open Mated

Carniolan Queen Bee 2027 – Gentle, Productive & Exceptionally Reliable 🐝

Premium Open-Mated Carniolan Queens

Our carefully selected Carniolan Queens are renowned for their calm temperament, rapid spring build-up, excellent honey production, and outstanding overwintering ability. Favoured by beekeepers across Europe, Carniolan bees are easy to manage, highly efficient foragers, and ideal for both beginner and experienced beekeepers.

Availability

Available from May – September 2027

• 📅 Dispatch Period: Early May 2027 – September 2027

• 🚚 Delivery: Royal Mail Special Delivery® available 7 days a week (excluding bank holidays)

• 📦 Live Stock Availability: Select your preferred dispatch date when ordering. Please note this is the date your queen is shipped, not the delivery date.

Your Order Includes

🐝 One Premium Open-Mated Carniolan Queen

• Marked according to the international queen marking colour for 2027

• Unclipped

• Open-mated

• Supplied with 4–6 attendant bees

• Securely housed in a slow-release candy introduction cage (Nicot, Lyson, JzBz or equivalent)

📖 Comprehensive Introduction Guide

• Full-colour instructions

• Multiple queen introduction methods

• Suitable for both beginners and experienced beekeepers

📦 Professional Live Bee Packaging

• Ventilated “LIVE BEES” shipping package

• Designed to ensure safe and secure transport

Important Information for Beginners

⚠️ A Queen Bee Alone Cannot Start a Colony

A queen supplied with a small number of attendant bees is not capable of establishing a functioning colony by herself. To create a productive hive, you will require a nucleus colony (Nuc) containing a laying queen and thousands of worker bees.

If you are new to beekeeping, we recommend purchasing a complete Nucleus Colony rather than a queen alone.

Why Choose Choosup Bees?

At Choosup Bees, we are committed to producing high-quality queens with strong genetics, excellent temperament, and reliable performance. Our breeding programme focuses on:

✅ Gentle and easy-to-manage colonies

✅ Strong spring development

✅ Excellent honey production

✅ Good overwintering ability

✅ Productive brood patterns

✅ Healthy, vigorous stock

Every queen is carefully inspected before dispatch to ensure she meets our quality standards.

About the Carniolan Honey Bee

The Carniolan Honey Bee (Apis mellifera carnica) originates from Slovenia and surrounding regions of Central and Eastern Europe. Today, it is one of the most popular honey bee races in the world due to its exceptional combination of productivity and gentle behaviour.

Key Characteristics

🐝 Exceptionally Gentle

Carniolan bees are famous for their calm temperament, making hive inspections easier and more enjoyable.

🌸 Rapid Spring Build-Up

Colonies expand quickly as nectar becomes available, allowing them to take full advantage of early honey flows.

🍯 Excellent Honey Producers

Strong foraging instincts and efficient workforce management help maximise honey yields throughout the season.

❄️ Outstanding Winter Performance

Carniolans naturally reduce colony size during periods of scarcity, conserving stores and overwintering efficiently.

🌿 Efficient Use of Resources

They adjust brood production according to nectar availability, ensuring strong colonies without unnecessary consumption of stores.

🛡️ Good Disease Resistance

Carniolan bees demonstrate natural resilience and maintain healthy, productive colonies when managed correctly.

A Trusted Choice for Modern Beekeepers

Whether you are requeening an existing colony, improving temperament, or increasing productivity, our Carniolan Queens offer a proven combination of gentleness, performance, and reliability.

Order early to secure your preferred dispatch date and avoid seasonal shortages.