At Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England, Brother Adam's primary aim was to breed a bee with high resistance to tracheal mites. When he had accomplished that, he began incorporating good traits he found in various races of bees during his extensive travels. He developed a bee which was gentle, had highly fecund queens, were high honey producers with a low swarming tendency, and were good wintering bees with a low consumption of stores. We are continuing to improve this strain. An excellent choice for the Northern States and the East Coast Region. Read more about Buckfast bees here.

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We use wooden queen cages. For larger shipments our queens are available in "Battery Boxes" of 56 or 104 Queens are are shipped in plastic cages.

QUEENS are available from the last week in March until the end of October. We normally ship by PRIORITY MAIL, but for even faster service, UPS is also available.

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