Altigoo-Apiculture

Mated queens

JMF64 — 2016-11-30T10:11:51Z

Each year, we produce more than 5000 naturally mated queens dedicated to the sale. Those queens are coming from inseminated strains “Brother Adam” -Buckfast bee- selected from our production. They are fertilised in nuclei (Mini+ or Kieler) in a zone saturated with males. We generally start the collect 1 or 2 weeks after the laying.

The queens are provided with an identification card which indicates the grafting date, the pedigree and the lot number.
They are not clipped or marked.
The mated queens' sale begins in May and ends mid-September.

2017 sale conditions & prices for the mated queens:

Minimum order: 15 queens
2017 season Ht price: 25 € HT
100% deposit is required for the definitive order. It is cashed at the moment of the expedition. The balance has to be paid at the reception of the queens.

Shipment prices

:
The queens are collected at the beginning of the week and posted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The shipping fees in metropolitan France are:

12.50 € HT for a delivery within 48h
25.00 € HT for a delivery within 24h
Free for order of 50 queens and more.
For other countries, ask us for a quotation before.

Important:

At the reservation, we will send you an estimate of the delivery date. The order will be on hold until we receive back this estimate signed and the deposit check.

Virgin queens

JMF64 — 2016-11-30T10:08:43Z

Coming from grafts realized on “Brother Adam” strains –Buckfast bee- the virgin queens are sent with attendant bees, 1 or 2 days after their birth.
The virgin queens' sale starts at the end of April and ends mid-September.

2017 sale conditions & prices for the Virgin queens:

Minimum order: 15 queens
-* From 10 to 30 queens: 8,5 € HT
-* More than 30 queens: 7,5 € HT
A 100% deposit is required for the definitive order. It is cashed at the moment of the expedition. The balance has to be paid at the reception of the queens.

Shipment prices

:
The queens are collected at the beginning of the week and posted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The shipping fees in metropolitan France are:

12.50 € HT for a delivery within 48h
25.00 € HT for a delivery within 24h
Free for order of 50 queens and more.
For other countries, ask us for a quotation before.

Important:

At the reservation, we will send you an estimate of the delivery date. The order will be on hold until we receive back this estimate signed and the deposit check.

Inseminated queens

JMF64 — 2016-11-30T10:04:53Z

Each year, we inseminate more than 150 queens for our selection plan. Some of them are put on the market step by step. In 2011, in order to satisfy the growing demand for breeding, we inseminate queens specifically for the sale.
The queens are inseminated at the start of May. It is only mid-June that they are sold, after a minimum of 3 weeks of laying eggs.
We mostly propose “Brother Adam” queens -Buckfast bee- coming from our selection.
Moreover, we can propose you Carniolan or Caucasian queen bees, as well as inbreeding of many origins from different genetic pools.

2017 sale conditions & prices for the Inseminated queens:

Overwintered queens, available from mid-April Ht price: 250 € HT
Queens of the year, available from mid-June Ht price: 200 € HT

Important:
It is very hard for us to tell in advance when the queen will be fully fertile. Thereby, we don't ask for a deposit at the reservation.

Shipment prices

:
The queens are collected at the beginning of the week and posted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The shipping fees in metropolitan France are:

12.50 € HT for a delivery within 48h
25.00 € HT for a delivery within 24h
Free for order of 50 queens and more.
For other countries, ask us for a quotation before.

”Tribride” queens

JMF64 — 2016-11-30T09:56:11Z

The Tribride queens (triple hybrid) come from strains Carniolan x Caucasian, fertilised in an environment saturated with Buckfast males. The Tribride queens are put on the market from June to mid-September.

Sale conditions & prices for the Tribride queens:

Minimum order: 15 queens
2017 season Ht price: 28 € HT
100% deposit is required for the definitive order. It is cashed at the moment of the expedition. The balance has to be paid at the reception of the queens.

Shipment prices

:
The queens are collected at the beginning of the week and posted on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The shipping fees in metropolitan France are:

12.50 € HT for a delivery within 48h
25.00 € HT for a delivery within 24h
Free for order of 50 queens and more.
For other countries, ask us for a quotation before.

Important:

At the reservation, we will send you an estimate of the delivery date. The order will be on hold until we receive back this estimate signed and the deposit check.