Queens
Pure Russian Queens
Russian Honey Bees were brought to the U.S. during the mid 1990's by the Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research is located in Baton Rouge, LA . They were selected and bred because of their resistance to Varroa mites. In 2008 the Russian bee was released to the U.S. Bee Industry and the Russian Honeybee Breeders Association (RHBA) was formed. Steven was one of the original members and Coy Bee Company is proud to be one of the Association's Certified members.
Certified members consistently evaluate untreated hives and produce pure Russian queens that are good honey producers, are not aggressive, and maintain their resistance to Varroa mites. There are many people selling "Russian bees" but the only way to get the Pure Russian bee is to buy from a Certified member of the RHBA.
We only breed from untreated hives and flood the mating yards with drones from pure Russian hives. This ensures that we are providing our customers with purest Russian queens possible.
Unlike most queen breeders, we catch queens on a 21 day cycle. This allows us to evaluate the brood pattern and cull the queens that don't have good brood patterns. Our queens are typically laying like gangbusters when we cage them and we ship them within a day or two; but, it sometimes takes a few days to start laying once they have been released into the new colony. If they are not laying 7-10 days after release, give us a call.
Order Queens
Call 601-716-3080
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Monday – Thursday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Central Time.
A 10% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your order and the balance is due in full two weeks prior to ship date. We accept checks or credit/debit cards.
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Pure Russian Queens
Every year has it challenges and we do our best to provide you with the best Russian queens we can produce. The brood pattern of every queen is evaluated to ensure you are receiving the best we can produce. If she is not laying consistently or producing healthy looking brood, we don't ship her.
1 - 10
$40.00 each plus shipping
Queen with attendants in 3-hole cage.
Marking $4.00/queen
Clipping $4.00/ queen
11 - 50
$37.00 each plus shipping
Queens in California mini cages shipped in a battery box. All attendants are loose inside the box.
Marking $4.00/ queen
Clipping $4.00/queen
51 - 100
$34.00 each plus shipping
Queens in California mini cages shipped in a battery box. All attendants are loose inside the box.
Marking $4.00/queen
Clipping $4.00/queen
Looking for queens in april ?
Why you can't get queens in April
We love our customers !
We are a small, family operated Queen and Nuc operation. We try to expand our production capacity each year but we still cannot fill all the orders we receive, especially orders for the month of April.
We believe in customer loyalty, both to and from our customers. If you purchased queens or nucs from us in the previous two years we give you a chance at ordering before new customers. We send out an email alerting you as to when we start taking orders. This customer loyalty ordering lasts for two weeks, after that we take orders from new customers. Its our way to thank you for supporting our business.
For new customers, I'm sorry to say that we typically fill all of April's queen orders in the first few days. I assure you, many previous customers have to wait until after April to receive their queens.
Once you order from us you are then on the list for next years customer loyalty order email.
Nucs go fast too.
Nuc production is also limited because we are a relatively small bee business. The demand for Russian nucs is huge ! We can only make a certain number of nucs each year. Once we reach that number, that's all we have. We have loyal customers who purchase nucs for resale in their area. We do hold back 100 nucs for local pickup.
We wish we could do more but we do as much as we can.
Ordering Queens
Shipping Information
Target dates to begin queen shipments are April 8th and 9th for 2025. We will be shipping on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. We have made several policy changes this year. Please read them carefully. By placing an order for queens and/or nucs you are agreeing to accept these policies
A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your order and must be paid within 30 days of the invoice date. If your deposit is not received within 30 days of the invoice date, your order will be automatically cancelled.
Your balance will be due two weeks prior to your scheduled shipping/pick up date. Your order will not be shipped unless payment is received two weeks prior to your scheduled shipping date, which is listed on your invoice.
Your order will not be shipped without final confirmation of your shipping address. You will be contacted by phone and/or email four or five days prior to your scheduled shipping date for this final confirmation. If you cannot be reached or do not respond to this final confirmation, your order will not be shipped.
Queens are shipped on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, via UPS Next Day Air. Please note: your shipping date is not the date you should receive them but the day we will deliver them to UPS for shipping! UPS does not insure live animals. Once we deliver your queens to UPS, we are no longer responsible for their safety or delivery. In the event of any issues, you must notify us immediately. Replacement is determined by Coy Bee Company.
If you cancel or reduce your order within 30 days of your scheduled shipping/pick up date, you are still responsible for the 25% non-refundable deposit on the full original order. This is to help cover the cost of supplies purchased based on your order that we cannot get refunded back to us!
There will be NO refunds on cancellations made less than two weeks prior to your scheduled shipping date, unless those changes are made by Coy Bee Company due to weather delays.
For orders of 100 or more queens to qualify for free shipping, the queens must be shipped in lots of 100 or more. If you need to break your order of 100 or more queens into multiple shipments, only the first shipment is free.
If you request a reduction in your order prior to your scheduled shipping/pick update, you are still responsible for the deposit on the full/original order.
Shipping cost is based on weight, which is determined by quantity of queens, and distance from our location to yours.
We do our best to take care of your queens until we drop them off with UPS. We have had few issues but there is always the chance that someone will "drop the ball" when getting your precious queens from us to you. Contact your local UPS Center and/or UPS delivery driver, make sure they understand that they need to call you when your queens arrive.
They do not need to on the front porch or spend all day in the hot truck. This can potentially be damaging to your queens and reduce their lifespan weeks or months later.
We are not responsible for the mishandling and delayed shipment of queens.
Once your order has been received/accepted by you, you become solely responsible for its success.
Helpful Hints
- Inspect your queens when you receive them but DO NOT open battery boxes inside the house (your wife will NOT be happy).
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- Water your queens upon receiving them.
- Keep them out of the sun and away from any pesticides.
- The shipping containers are for shipment only. These queens should be used as soon as possible. If stored, they should be put into a bank hive.
- Be prepared for your queens; however, we do not recommend splitting/preparing your hives until you have received your queens. Delays can happen.
- If you plan on re-queening a hive with a large population, we recommend that you slow introduction by adding tape to the candy end of the cage and hand release her after 5 days.