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Carniolan Queen Bee
Availability:
Stocked from April - September. Please be aware that early in the season queens are in high demand with limited supply.
Bulk Pricing:
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£38.00
Imported 2025 Carniolan queen bee, mated and marked accordingly for the year. Bulk discounts automatically applied, see below.
The Carniolan Honey bee is a subspecies of the Western Honey bee. Native to slovenia and the southern Austrian Alps. Considered to be a gentle and nonaggressive bee to work with but also having a good ability to defend the colony from pests. They are said to have a very good sense of orientation with less drifting from one hive to another. Less prone to robbing and are able to winter in smaller sized colonies conserving stores making them better adapted for areas with longer winters. They are fast to build up in the spring and work extremely well in areas with a strong spring nectar flow with early pollen. The Carniolan bee which is adapted for life in the mountains will work at lower temperatures therefore allowing them to fly earlier and later in the day.
Queen bees are sold in strict accordance with government legislation and the guidelines set by the National Bee Unit. This ensures that every queen you receive is healthy and compliant with the highest standards of beekeeping practice, please see our Sale Of Live Bees Policy. All queen bees are shipped using Royal Mail. Royal Mail is one of the only companies in the UK that handles and delivers queen bees, following all local legal requirements and safety standards. This ensures our queen bees are well looked after during transit, reaching you safely and securely.
All of our imported Carniolan queen bees are imported from an EU breeder who we have been working with for many years. All imports arrive in the UK accompanied with a health certificate, which is inspected along with the queens on arrival by the NBU.
Bulk Pricing:
- Buy 5 - 9 and get £2.00 off each queen.
- Buy 10 - 19 and get £3.00 off each queen.
- Buy 20 or above and get £5.00 off each queen.
All of our queen bees are dispatched by Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1:00pm and must be signed for. This is to ensure that the queen spends minimal time in transit.
Queens are dispatched in an introduction cage with several attendants to look after her on the journey. Click here to see our method of introduction. Please be aware that acceptance into your colony is not guaranteed.
Imported 2025 Carniolan queen bee, mated and marked accordingly for the year. Bulk discounts automatically applied, see below.
The Carniolan Honey bee is a subspecies of the Western Honey bee. Native to slovenia and the southern Austrian Alps. Considered to be a gentle and nonaggressive bee to work with but also having a good ability to defend the colony from pests. They are said to have a very good sense of orientation with less drifting from one hive to another. Less prone to robbing and are able to winter in smaller sized colonies conserving stores making them better adapted for areas with longer winters. They are fast to build up in the spring and work extremely well in areas with a strong spring nectar flow with early pollen. The Carniolan bee which is adapted for life in the mountains will work at lower temperatures therefore allowing them to fly earlier and later in the day.
Queen bees are sold in strict accordance with government legislation and the guidelines set by the National Bee Unit. This ensures that every queen you receive is healthy and compliant with the highest standards of beekeeping practice, please see our Sale Of Live Bees Policy. All queen bees are shipped using Royal Mail. Royal Mail is one of the only companies in the UK that handles and delivers queen bees, following all local legal requirements and safety standards. This ensures our queen bees are well looked after during transit, reaching you safely and securely.
All of our imported Carniolan queen bees are imported from an EU breeder who we have been working with for many years. All imports arrive in the UK accompanied with a health certificate, which is inspected along with the queens on arrival by the NBU.
Bulk Pricing:
- Buy 5 - 9 and get £2.00 off each queen.
- Buy 10 - 19 and get £3.00 off each queen.
- Buy 20 or above and get £5.00 off each queen.
Our Carniolan queen bees for sale are naturally mated - Non laying or drone laying queens will be replaced if sufficient photographic evidence is provided at our request.
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Customer Reviews
42 Review
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Absolutely wonderful
Will be ordering again later
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Queens
These Carniolan Queens are now well established in my colonies. A first for me. Love them so far. Again Honeyfields have provided an excellent reliable service. Thank you so much. .
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Carniolan Queen bee
Service was excellent with Queen and many attendants carefully package in the cage with plenty of fondant. Have used this company for several years now and happy with service and advice given and really recommend this supplier.
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Excellent service
Hi, I really happy with the service, what they provide. Everything was perfect. The quality, and quantity of the bees was excellent Thanks Sandor
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Queen purchase
Queen came well packaged, but the queen seemed to struggle while walking around the cage, the queen was introduced into the colony while still in the cage, the colony seemed to accept her, a few days later she was released, I left them for 10 days, did an inspection, no eggs laid, queen wasn’t moving very fast along the frame, she looked unstable on her legs, a week later she had died, I’ve been keeping bees for 8 years, I’ve never had a queen die on me when introducing to a new colony
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Queens
Received with such care and on good time. Thank you. Lovely Queens and attendants. I look forward to success in their colonies as they are replacing old .