Flathead Survivor Queens *SOLD OUT*

***These ladies have all been claimed this year! Since it was such a success I’ll definitely do more next year. Thanks everyone!***

I have queen cells available which were grafted from a treatment-free, winter survivor, Varroa Sensitive Hygiene queen last week. They will emerge between Monday-Tuesday June 28th-29th.
When: Pickup between today (June 21st) and Saturday (June 26th)
Who: You can use them after you make a split or a nuc. Or to replace a queen you feel is failing.
How: Any hive that has been queen-less for at least 24 hours. Before installation of the queen cell, all combs in the current hive need to be thoroughly checked for existing queen cells/cups and destroyed so this cell is their only option.
Cost: Since this is my first attempt at queens and my goal is to just get some good genetics out in the community, I’m only charging $5 per cell to help recoup my costs for the magnifying goggles and grafting supplies. Future years the price will go up slightly to be more competitive with industry prices and after people have reported back the quality of the queens to me.
Why: Why cells instead of mated queens? Virgins emerging from this cell will take up to 7 days to harden then mate. Then another 7-10 days before she’s laying eggs. Rather than have your queen-less hive wait for that process, they’ll be happier if they know they have their queen cell right now. And since it’s less work for me, I can pass on the cost savings to you. However, after Saturday I will be placing these cells in mating nucs and waiting for them to mate and then lay eggs. Once a queen is verified mated, the cost for her will go up to the market value of laying queens because of the cost for equipment for queen mating (pricey!). I will be selling those in about 3 weeks from now.
Please contact me using the Contact Us button in the website menu to coordinate pickup of the cells.
Finally, I want my Flathead beekeeping community to know my intention as a beginner to this new market of bees is not to make a profit off of any of you. But to help spread hearty survivor genetics in our valley with just my costs being covered.
Thanks! ~Angela Tollerson