Package Bees - (2026, early April Pickup)

Package Pickup date is confirmed for April 11th! We do not ship bees. 3 lbs of bees with a mated queen of your choice (Italian, Carniolan, Saskatraz; find Golden West packages here). Packages are produced by Olivarez Honey Bees. Details about each queen line will be posted soon below. Package pickups will be available this year in Shoreline, WA; Carnation, WA; and Olympia, WA. Happy Beekeeping! Peter and Amy Beth Queen Line information, as per Olivarez Honey Bees: Italian queens form the backbone of OHB. We choose our breeder queens based on the hive's performance in honey production, gentleness, brood-rearing viability, and overall ability to overwinter healthy and heavy. In addition, OHB has worked with the "Tech Transfer Team," developed by world-renowned entomologist Marla Spivak, since before its official launch in an effort to identify and maintain desirable traits in our current stock. We've infused the "Minnesota Hygienic" and the "VSH" traits into our Italian stock, in an effo