Product Overview
Southern Italian Package Bees with Unmarked Mated Queen Bee
These packages include approximately 3 lbs of the Italian bee species and a laying Italian queen bee.
Are you looking for high-quality honey bees to start or expand your colony? Look no further than our Southern Italian Package Honey Bees! These packages include approximately 3 lbs of the Italian bee species along with a laying Italian queen bee. Known for their effective foraging habits and strong cleaning behaviors, Italian bees are a popular choice among beekeepers. With their gentle temperament and focus on brood-raising, they are easy to handle and manage.
One of the key advantages of Southern Italian Package Bees is their prolificity and exceptional productivity. These bees have a keen focus on brood-raising, resulting in a strong and thriving colony. Additionally, they have lesser swarm tendencies compared to other subspecies, making them ideal for beekeepers who prefer to avoid swarming behavior. With their efficient comb building and super entry skills, Italian bees are known for their efficient honey production.
Southern Italian Bees Key Features
When choosing honey bees for your colony, consider the following key attributes of the Italian species:
- High productivity and honey production
- Extremely prolific with a strong focus on brood raising
- Among the gentlest and most docile bee subspecies
- Efficient in comb building
- Quick to enter supers
- Excellent foragers
- Lower swarm tendencies than other bee subspecies
- Strong cleaning behavior
See our installation guide here to help get your new Italian colony settled in.
Take your beekeeping to new heights with our Southern Italian Package Honey Bees. With their exceptional productivity, gentle temperament, and efficient honey production capabilities, these Italian bees are the perfect addition to any colony. Order your package today and experience the benefits of these high-quality honey bees!
Italian Bees Order and Shipping Details
By purchasing these bees, either online, by phone, via email, in person, or by mail, you are agreeing to the bee policy. Package bee orders need to be prepaid and are subject to a $10 change or cancellation fee after the payment has been processed. Cancellations within 14 days of the bee's estimated ship date will incur a 50% cancellation fee. No cancellations or changes can be made within 7 days of the scheduled shipping date.
These bee packages are available while supplies last. The price includes shipping. Package bees are shipped via USPS Ground Advantage and will require pickup at your local post office, so a valid phone number must be entered with every order, so that the post office can contact you. Unfortunately, due to US Postal regulations and additional shipping risk to the bees, the bees are unable to be shipped expedited via air transport (Priority Mail, UPS 2nd Day, UPS Next Day). You will receive an email with tracking information once the shipping label has been created.
Every attempt will be made to supply your bees on the scheduled date. However, numerous conditions can affect the production of package bees that are outside of anybodys control, such as weather, shipping delays, etc. As a result, we reserve the right to change pre-selected ship dates as needed. We also reserve the right to substitute a different breed of package in the event that the breed originally selected is unavailable; a refund will be issues for any difference in pricing.
There is always a risk when shipping live animals, so every shipped package purchase includes insurance. Any package with 1-1/2" or more of dead bees, spread evenly on the bottom of the package, is eligible for a refund or replacement, as long as certain criteria is met:
- You must use the contact form found here to report death/damage within 24 hours of receipt or the insurance guarantee is void.
- You must provide a photo of the shipping label & a clear, well-lit photo of the dead/damaged package showing more than 1-1/2" of dead bees on the bottom of the package when spread evenly. The photo must show the entire package from the side. Claims without photo proof of damage will be denied.
Every effort is made to ship replacements, if available, on the next shipping date; however, replacements are not guaranteed. If replacements are not available to ship, a refund will be issued to your original payment method. Only 1 replacement is damaged in transit, a refund will be issued to the original payment method. All refunds will be issued within 7 - 10 business days after receipt of all required documentation. We reserve the right to substitute a different breed for the replacement package.
Lappe's Bee Supply does not guarantee that you will be able to successfully establish a colony with the package. You agree that you will not attempt to hold Lappe's Bee Supply responsible for the condition fo your package bees once picked up and in your possession, or the for the survival or productivity of the hive that you establish from the package. We will not provide refunds or replacements for package bees that fail to thrive or die after receipt.
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