Harvest Lane Honey Italian Honey Bee Starter Colony with Queen, 3 lbs.

Name: Harvest Lane Honey Italian Honey Bee Starter Colony with Queen, 3 lbs.
Brand: Harvest Lane Honey
SKU: 3869772
Price: 349.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Harvest Lane Honey

Harvest Lane Honey Italian Honey Bee Starter Colony with Queen, 3 lbs. removed from the wishlist

Description

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Harvest Lane Honey's Italian bees are renowned for their calm and gentle disposition. This makes them a preferred choice for beginner beekeepers and seasoned professionals alike. For years we have hand selected only the very best lines to breed from, resulting in some of the most gentle and productive bees in the business.

- Honey Production: Our Italian honey bees are exceptional honey producers. They have a strong foraging instinct, making them our most popular line of bees
- Disease Resistance: Our Italian bees exhibit high levels of resistance to common bee diseases, including Nosema and Chalkbrood. This resistance helps maintain the overall health and longevity of the colony, reducing the need for chemical treatments and interventions
- Brood Rearing: Our Italian queens are known for their prolific egg-laying abilities. They can rapidly build up and maintain a strong and populous colony, which is advantageous for honey production and overall hive strength
- Excellent Pollinators: Our Italian bees are active pollinators and readily visit a wide variety of flowers. This makes them valuable for agricultural and home garden pollination, helping to increase crop yields and improve fruit and vegetable production
- Adaptability: Our Italian honey bees are adaptable to a wide range of climates and environmental conditions, making them a great choice for both backyard beekeepers and professionals of all levels

Specifications

SKU	3869772
Primary Brand	Harvest Lane Honey
Days to Ship	Ships Next Business Day
Weight	3 LBS

Additional Features

Personalized Item flag	No

Gather Your Equipment: Before the bees arrive, make sure you have all the necessary beekeeping equipment ready. This includes protective clothing, gloves, a smoker, hive tool, bee brush, and beehive. Prepare the Hive: Make sure the frames are in place within the hive body, and ensure the frames are properly spaced. Have a feeder filled with sugar syrup ready. Prepare the Bees: Before opening the package, give it a gentle shake to ensure that most of the bees are at the bottom of the shipping package. Install the Queen: Locate the queen cage within the package. Remove and hang it between two frames in the center of the hive. Ensure it's hanging vertically, and replace the small wooden plug with a piece of marshmallow. Install the Bees: Pour the bees into the hive. You can tap the package on the ground to dislodge the bees. Feed the Bees: Place the feeder with sugar syrup on top of the frames in the hive. Close the hive.

Keep packaged bees cool and dry, out of direct sunlight.