Buckfast Queen - Dispatch Thursday August 28th

A NOTE FOR BEGINNER BEEKEEPERS - A COLONY CAN'T BE STARTED WITH JUST A QUEEN BEE, YOU WILL NEED A NUC OF BEES, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ANY ADVICE OR HELP WITH YOUR BEEKEEPING JOURNEY

There is a limited number of Buckfast Queens which will be available for dispatch on Thursday 28th August, so secure your Queens today. Available to purchase as 1, 5 or 10 Queens. If you require more, please contact us.

Our queens are not delivered days after being harvested and then flown halfway around the world, our Queens are collected by car carefully transported and delivered to our location the next day, inspected by DEFRA or National Bee Unit inspectors before being posted out to their new homes, this all takes place within 3 days.

You will receive one Queen in a travel cage (with fondant in the cage) and a small number of attendants. Please remember to remove the tabs at the base of the cage when introducing your Queen.

Our Queens are always sent using a next day, guaranteed service with Royal Mail, and can be shipped to Northern Ireland and mainland UK. Some areas of the UK (Channel Islands and Northern Ireland) will be a 2 day service.

Collection - You can choose to collect your Queens from us here in Kent. Select this option at the checkout and we will send you a time to collect your Queens nearer the time. 

Shipping - We have 2 delivery options for you. You can opt for either of the following at the checkout page - Royal Mail Tracked 24: £7.95 (next day delivery, not guaranteed) or Royal Mail Special Delivery: £11.95 (guaranteed end of next day delivery). Please ensure you enter your address correctly at checkout. We cannot be held liable for any failed deliveries if the address is incorrect or you aren't available to sign for your delivery.

As always, as these are live bees, orders for Queens are non-refundable.

Dead on arrival - we will replace any Queens that are received dead on arrival only if they are still in their sealed cage and reported within 8 hours of delivery to you. You must provide a video of the deceased queen with a piece of paper showing your order number and name.