Product Overview
California Italian Package Bees
These packages include approximately 3 lbs of the Italian bee species and a laying Italian queen bee. Queens are open-air mated.
Key Features
When choosing honey bees for your colony, consider the following key attributes of the Italian species:
- Effective foraging habits
- Strong cleaning behaviors
- Gentle and docile temperament
- Prolificity, with a keen focus on brood-raising
- Lesser swarm tendencies than other subspecies
- Exceptional productivity and honey production capacities
- Has a propensity for efficient comb building and super entry
See our installation guide here to help get your new Italian colony settled in.
Italian Bees
Order and Shipping Details
Our bee packages are available while supplies last. The price includes shipping. For USPS shipping, packages will require pickup at your local post office.
We’ll contact you with a shipment date and provide tracking information once the bees are shipped. Cancellations are not accepted within 14 days of the bees’ estimated ship date.
Package bee orders are prepaid and are subject to a $10 change or cancellation fee after the prepayment has been processed.
By purchasing, you’re agreeing to our Bee Policy.
Italian Package Bees Specifications
- 3.00 lbs
- Shipped packages will ship via USPS only & will be held at local Post Office for pickup.
- An unmarked queen will be included in live bee packages.
