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Open Mated Queen
10% OFF when buying 10 queens or more.
We breed our queens from our best selected colonies. These are colonies that have a low tendency to swarm, a calm temperament and produce a good quantity of honey. They are bred in Devon and are suited to the British climate.
Our queens are open mated and are usually available from late May until September (weather dependant).
Queens will be posted on a first come first served basis marked with this year's colour and in a travel cage with fondant and attendants.
Queens can be posted standard or express delivery.
Standard delivery is Royal Mail 1st class signed for service.We are not responsible for the delays in Royal Mail. We were told at post office that 1st class service can take two to three working days at the moment.
Express delivery is Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm service (tracked). Queens purchased with express delivery will still be posted on Monday unless agreed prior. We do reccomend to use special delivery guaranteed by 1 pm.
Please note single queen can not start a colony. You will need to introduce your queen to a nucleus of bees or to an existing colony.
Who we are
North Devon Queens was set up in 2021 by Kacper and Matt who are passionate about bees. Our goal is to produce the finest quality british bred queens and nucs. We both have been rearing queens separately for a few years and we decided to team up and start our own small business rearing queens and making nucs.
Together, we realised the lack of good quality, British bred Queens in the industry. This has led us to establish North Devon Queens. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Either by phone or email.