Where to purchase queen bees

Add to Wishlist. Push-In Queen Introduction Cage 0. Queen Cage Holder For Introduction 5. Loading more products Per page: 12 24 48 All. Newly mated queen bees can be bought from a breeder and shipped through the mail.

The queen bee will come in a small cage with a few worker bees, or attendants. The cage will have a small hole in it which will be plugged with candy. The queen cannot join the hive immediately because they are not used to her smell. They will think she is an intruder and kill her. To get the bees to accept her as their queen her entire cage must be placed in the hive. Over the next few days the bees will eat through the candy plug and release the queen.

By the time they have eaten through the candy they should be used to her smell and accept her into the hive. Mason bees are different than honey bees. They do not make honey and are instead raised for pollination.

Mason bees are gentle, solitary, and do not live in a hive like honey bees. Instead, they make nests, and if you provide them with a home with pre made holes, they will nest in there. After setting up your mason bee house you might be wondering where to buy mason bees. You can either wait for local bees to be attracted to the house or you can purchase mason bee cocoons.

Mason bee cocoons are sold online. The cocoons are to be placed in or near a mason bee house. The mason bees will emerge once temperatures reach 50 degrees F.

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