Note: We accept cash, checks or credit cards, however if payment is by credit card there will be an additional 3% charged.
Our queens are raised locally in Maryland. Our stock improvement goals are: mite and disease resistance (VSH), with high honey production, and gentleness. We make every effort to produce and sell only quality queens.
The mother queens are instrumentally inseminated breeder queens from reputable honey bee breeders, such as Dr. John Harbo and Adam Finkelstein (VP Queen Bees), who have extensive backgrounds in bee biology and genetics. We also use survivor queens that have proven their worthiness as breeders (survived at least two winters without treatments, high honey production and gentle). To minimize inbreeding and to maximize genetic diversity we add new stock each year to our breeding program.
Our apiary is inspected by Maryland Department of Agriculture each year. Also we participate in the National Honey Bee Survey, sponsored by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which includes molecular and visual testing.
Please see the information below concerning our queens and purchasing details.
•All queens are daughters of breeder queens with proven preferred genetics.
•Mother breeder queens are selected for hygienic behavior, honey production and gentleness.
•Queens are available from early summer until early fall.
•Orders are filled in the order they are received. The specific dates are dependent on weather conditions and the availability of nectar and pollen.
•All queens are evaluated prior to being sold.
•Queens will be available beginning approximately May 18, 2024.
We also have queens available from our nuc supplier located in New York state.
These are Italian queens with VSH traits developed in their long
running queen breeding program.
Prices
Open Mated Queens: $38.00 + shipping
Shipping
Shipping cost for USPS Priority Express Postage: 4 - 7 queens will fit in a mailer for $7.00 - $10.00 + insurance or you may pick up your queen(s) when notified.
To Place an Order
- Ordering:
Email SnydersApiaries@zoominternet.net or call us at 410-329-6671 with your nuc, package bee or queen order. Please include your address and telephone number in your email. We will email you an order confirmation at the time of your order.
- Payment:
Full payment is due when your order is placed. Cancellations: Queen orders cancelled 2 weeks prior to pick up/mailing will be refunded the purchase price. If cancelling after 2weeks prior to pick up/mailing then no refund will be made UNLESS we can resell the queen(s).
- Returns & Refunds:
There are no returns or refunds once the customer picks up the queen(s) at our White Hall location or they have been shipped.
- Additional Orders:
Need additional equipment when you pick up your bees? Placing an order, a week or so prior to your pickup date ensures it's ready for you when you get here!
Other Terms and Conditions
1. The customer understands and acknowledges that honeybees are living creatures and are perishable. Snyder’s Apiaries will not be responsible or liable for loss of queen(s) due to overheating, swarming or neglect once they are received by the customer. It is the responsibility and duty of the customer to ensure that a queen or queens are kept cool and out of direct sun until they are installed in hives.
2. Beekeeping is a form of agriculture and is subject to the whims of Mother Nature. Snyder’s Apiaries will do its best to deliver the bees on time; however, unfavorable weather may prevent us from doing so. Should there be a change in delivery dates, we will contact you.