2025 Virgin Queen (qty of 2)

NOT RECOMMENDED for beginners or anyone in an urgent need of a laying queen. There is risk involved, as she has to be successfully mated.

This price is for 2 virgin (unmated and unmarked) queens grafted from a specific queen line (see options below). Queen color and appearance will vary, based on parent's genetics. Virgin queens must be picked up within 24 hours and are ready to be installed into a split or new colony, but may take several weeks to be mated and laying. There is a risk with using virgin queens (they may not successfully be mated). You are assuming that risk by your purchase.

VIRGIN QUEENS (recommended for experienced beekeepers ONLY)--$25 each with a minimum quantity of 2 for 2025 (including PA sales tax), and are grafted from inseminated VSH mothers (breeder queens). These are not shipped (pickup at Carlisle, PA location only). Purchase at your own risk (there is no guarantee, as they must be successfully introduced and mated). To introduce virgin queens, we strongly recommend the approach developed by Cory Stevens of Stevens Bee Company. 

We are licensed and inspected by the state of PA to sell queens and bees.