Package Bees - Golden West Bees (2026, Early April Pickup)

Pickup in Shoreline, WA; Carnation, WA; or Olympia, WA. We do not ship bees. Package pickup date is TBD, first half of April. Last year’s pickup date was April 10th. We do not ship bees. 3 lbs of bees with a mated Golden West queen (find Italian, Carniolan, Saskatraz here). Packages are produced by Olivarez Honey Bees. Purchasers will be updated with a pickup date as soon as it is confirmed. In case of multiple pickup dates, pickups will be scheduled in the order of purchase. Happy Beekeeping! Peter and Amy Beth About the Golden West queen line: The Golden West queen line was developed by Eric, Ian, and Randy Oliver, of Golden West Bees and scientificbeekeeping.com. The Olivers keep their bees in the foothills of northern California. While it's not Washington, the bees experience the full range of weather, and adapt well to our area. We've used the Olivers' bees ourselves for the last 10 years, and they have done a terrific job with both survival and honey production in our cold, wet,