Harbo Bee Co.

The color of our bees is variable, but they are seldom extremely yellow or black.

The VSH trait was found in bees collected in the USA. Most honey bees in the US were imported from Europe more than a hundred years ago and long ago have ...

No.

We reject colonies that sting or swarm too much and those that are poor brood or honey producers. Unlike our VSH selection program, this is "culling" rather than active selection.

A breeder queen, artificially inseminated to have 100% VSH alleles, is for those who raise queens for sale or wish to raise multiple queens to stock their own apiary. Otherwise, a ...

Any queen must be evaluated indirectly because only worker bees express the VSH trait. One can only measure VSH through the behavior of worker bees. The worker bees that are sisters ...

INTRODUCING AN ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATED QUEEN WHEN SHE HAS NOT YET BEGUN TO LAY EGGS . If you order an AI queen which has already been ...

No. We sell only artificially inseminated VSH breeder queens.

Things Change! You can cancel your queen order any time prior to shipping. You don't need an excuse.

We do not accept deposits. Your order, plus shipping, is payable when we call to confirm your shipping details, normally 3 to 5 days prior to our Monday shipment date. We ...

Learn details about measuring VSH by downloading here .