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Buy mated queen bees

At Black Mountain Honey, we offer a wide selection of high-quality queen bees for sale that are bred for their excellent genetics and calm, placid temperament. Our mated queen bees can transform your colony. Buy queen bees and embrace nature's majesty.

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We send all of our live products using Royal Mail's Special Delivery Service

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As responsible, sustainable and committed bee farmers, we hold full DASH accreditation.

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Buy Queen Bees at BMH

Our mated queen bees are bred from the healthiest and most productive colonies, ensuring strong and thriving hives within your apiary. We prioritise calmness throughout the breeding process, resulting in exceptionally calm colonies of bees. When you buy queen bees before 4pm, we send your queens in a postal introduction cage, on a next day delivery service with Royal Mail.  

ORDER BEFORE 4PM FOR NEXT DAY DELIVERY

Calm, placid and prolific. The perfect mated queen

Our mated queen bees are beautifully calm on the frames and are bred for their exceptional temperament and prolific honey gathering capabilities. Our swift ordering system allows you to buy queen bees online before 4pm to qualify for same day dispatch. When you introduce a mated queen bee into a colony, the transformation is incredible!

Read our Type of Queens Guide Here

Why buy mated queens from Black Mountain Honey?

Our mated F1 Buckfast queens are some of the very best genetics from within the UK and throughout Europe. We source top quality, mated queen bees from our strategic partners in Europe - Melita Bees. We take weekly deliveries throughout the season and generally sell out before the queens arrive. This means they reach you in pristine condition, perfectly primed for introduction.

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BUY QUEEN BEES

When you buy queen bees online from Black Mountain Honey you have access to some of the best mated queen bees in the UK. Our mated Buckfast queens are always marked for the mating year and come in an postal cage that can be used for mated queen introduction.

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QUEEN BEES FOR SALE UK

Our Buckfast queen bees for sale are bred using superior Buckfast genetics from some of the best breeders in Europe. Our strategic partners select from over 10'000 colonies and then produce artificially inseminated breeder queens to ensure top quality mated queens for sale. 

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MATED QUEENS FOR SALE UK

Our mated queens for sale are available throughout the season. Our first batch arrives in April and we have a supply throughout the year. We take pre-orders in winter to ensure you get the first mated queens that are available within the UK market. Our queens can really transform your colonies.

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BUY BEES UK

Our F1 Buckfast queens are bred using UK proven genetics so they can cope with the mild, damp climate in the UK. They are hand grafted from selected breeder queens that have been selected for over 40 years. 

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MATED QUEEN BEES FOR SALE

Our Buckfast queens create strong, thriving colonies of bees. They have excellent temperament and given the right conditions, produce a significant amount of honey. They are perfect for re-queening grumpy colonies.

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NEXT DAY DELIVERY - 4PM

We offer the latest delivery cut off time in the UK. All orders placed before 4pm Mon - Fri will be shipped the same day (when in stock) and will arrive within 24 hrs sent on a Royal Mail Special Delivery Service. We even deliver on Saturdays for no extra charge.

Our ordering process is simple

We do our best to make things as simple as possible. From fast checkouts to Apple/Google Pay. We have you covered.

Easy Ordering

Our website is backed by WIX so it's super-fast and secure. We support fast checkouts with Google/Apple Pay to make ordering as simple as possible. We take all major credit/debit cards.

Fast Delivery

We work as hard as the bees to get your orders to you ASAP. Queens/Nucs are sent via Royal Mail’s Special Tracked Next Day Delivery and all other orders are sent via a Tracked 48hr service.

Customer Service

We don’t just deliver your bees and abandon you. We produce a wide range of videos to help you become a better beekeeper and  are always contactable by phone, email or WhatsApp.

Quality Products

Our mated queen bees are some of the very best the UK has to offer. We produce our own UK Mated F1 Buckfast bees in Wales and supply the very best buckfast genetics from across Europe.

Happy Customers

We pride ourselves on our quality products and customer service – but don’t just listen to us. Hear what our customers have to say about their experience at Black Mountain Honey.

Fast service and the best queens ever I've ever had, absolute laying machines with wall to wall brood!

Andrew Dart

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
First class! Communication prior to delivery was very good and the bees arrived in very good condition. Asked for advice they were quick to answer and really helped me, my bees are now doing really well. Would highly recommend them!

Dani Beckett

UK F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
Super impressed with the speed and efficiency of the order process. The queen's arrived healthy and have settled well into the hives. Where I once had unfriendly, aggressive bee's I now have placid and incredibly busy bees. Thank You

Julie Boyce

UK F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
I’ve been keeping bees for over 30 years- and never have I had such gentle bees - these Buckfast Q are amazing- egg laying machines.

Martin Hutchinson

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
Absolutely fantastic service. Queens are extremely well produced with fantastic genetics. I have managed to encourage 2 people to also buy because I can’t get over how good the quality of the queens are and how smooth the service is!

Stuart Williams

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
This was my first time ordering a mated queen for one of my colonies. The whole process was so easy with ordering and the quick delivery time and at the end of it you have a very productive queen who lays very calm and busy bees.

Duncan Newton

Italian Ligustica Mated Queen
Never a fault with the queens we buy from Black Mountain Honey, amazing quality queens with an excellent temperament, laying pattern. Wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Hutchy

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
I purchased a mated queen, had great support after receiving my queen promptly and safety packaged. Responded to my emails with regards to introducing her and what I should do with my Hive and frames. Great personal touch. Thanks

Ross Allen

UK F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
I've bought bees from BMH for years and they've always been calm on the comb and prolific honey producers. Laurence is a fountain of knowledge and always happy to reply to emails and comments. I wouldn't buy from anywhere else.

Chris P

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
Have had two Buckfast queens. Fast delivery, lovely calm and prolific queens. Bees are a joy to handle. Highly recommended!

Madasafish

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
No Nonsense Review.... Best Queens Best customer service Best products Best videos

Serg Gio

UK Mated VSH Buckfast Mated Queen
Bought a number of Buckfast Queens, always arrived in tip top condition and have all been great laying queens. Super speedy delivery, great service. 💕🐝

Carla Smith

F1 Buckfast Mated Queen

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Read our customer case studies
Tom Wards Case Study
Tom's Case Study

Tom Ward Needed A Helping Hand with his bees

Joshua Queens Case Study
Joshua's Case Study

Last Chance For Joshua to save his beehive.

Harrys Queens Case Study
Harry's Case Study

How Harry Transformed His Aggressive Bees

Colin - Nucs Case Study
Colin's Case Study

Colin Bought Bees For His Beautiful Highland Croft

Aaron Cornish Nucs
Aaron's Case Study

Aaron Needn't Had Worried About This Journey

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