Obsidian Star Mated Queen
£50.00
Obsidian Star Mated Queen
Discover the strength, elegance, and exceptional performance of our Obsidian Star Mated Queen Bees – a unique dark queen line bred exclusively by Black Mountain Honey. These queens are the definition of balance: powerful brood patterns, remarkable calmness, and colonies that excel in both honey production and long-term resilience.
A Premium Choice for Discerning Beekeepers
The Obsidian Star Queen is a rare addition to any apiary, selected for her ability to produce beautiful dark bees with a distinctive soft, grey appearance. Her colonies display consistent brood organisation and strong worker populations that translate into reliable productivity throughout the season.
Why Choose the Obsidian Star Queen
Exceptional Brood Patterns: Consistent laying and uniform brood create a strong foundation for every colony.
High Productivity: Excellent foraging behaviour leads to abundant nectar and pollen collection, boosting honey yields.
Resilient Genetics: Naturally hardy colonies with impressive tolerance to pests and disease.
Adaptability: Performs exceptionally well across a range of UK climates and forage conditions.
Gentle Temperament: Calm and manageable bees, ideal for both commercial and hobbyist beekeepers.
Built for Sustainable Success
Our dark mated queens are bred to promote natural resilience and low-intervention beekeeping. By combining strong genetics with responsible rearing practices, the Obsidian Star line supports healthy colonies that thrive with minimal chemical input – ideal for sustainable apiaries.
A Distinctive Line for Serious Beekeepers
Each Obsidian Star Mated Queen represents years of careful selection and refinement. Her offspring are prized for their even temper, reliability, and striking dark colouration, adding both performance and beauty to your bee yard.
Order Your Obsidian Star Queen
When you introduce an Obsidian Star Queen Bee to your hive, you’re investing in strength, health, and lasting productivity. Delivered securely and supported by our expert team, these queens are bred to lead colonies that flourish season after season.
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Shipping Info
We only send queens via RM Special Delivery
24hr Royal Mail Special Delivery (Pre 1pm). Signature REQUIRED. Queens are guaranteed to arrive alive. CANNOT be posted through letter box - £9.50
Queens are forecast to arrive the day AFTER 'day of dispatch'. We are unable to guarantee the day or time of delivery.
We guarantee the live arrival of your queens using ONLY THE ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE (£9.50). If queens arrived damaged or dead, we will replace free of charge when paying for the premium Special Delivery service.
Please ensure your address is 100% correct. We cannot be held liable for any failed deliveries if the address is incorrect or you aren't available to sign for your delivery.
Dead on Arrival
We will replace Queens that arrive dead on arrival ONLY if they are still in their SEALED cage and reported within 8 hrs of the FIRST recorded delivery slot. You will be required to take a video of the queen alongside a copy of your order number. All dead queens must be returned to us in their sealed cages.
We only offer our 'dead on arrival' guarantee when using the Premium Royal Mail Special Delivery option.
All queens sent using RM 24 ARE NOT COVERED IF THEY DIE WHILST IN TRANSIT, REGARDLESS OF ANY DELAYS INCURRED WHILST WITH THE COURIER.
Important Delivery Dates
To ensure you receive your queens at the right time, please select a date of DISPATCH. The queens will arrive the following day. If you select 'ASAP' we will send them as soon as they are available but queens that are ordered against specific dates will take priority.
Queens are forecast to arrive the day AFTER 'day of dispatch'. We are unable to guarantee the day of delivery.
Cancellations
ALL CANCELLED ORDERS WILL INCUR A £5 RESTOCKING AND PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE.
We work closely with our breeders to ensure we have a steady supply of queens and cancelled orders make it very difficult for us to accurately assess the needs throughout the course of the year.
Our payment processing facility on the website incurs fees regardless of whether the balance is refunded to the customer.
From Sunday 17th July 2022 all cancelled orders will incur a £5 surcharge. By placing an order on this website, you acknowledge and accept that any transaction that is cancelled, will incur a £5 cancellation charge.
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Carniolan Mated Queen
Please ensure your address is 100% correct. We cannot be held liable for any failed deliveries if the address is incorrect or you aren't available to sign for your delivery.
To ensure you receive your queens at the right time, please select a date of DISPATCH. The queens will arrive the following day. If you select 'ASAP' we will send them as soon as they are available but queens that are ordered against specific dates will take priority.
Queens are forecast to arrive the day AFTER 'day of dispatch'. We are unable to guarantee the day of delivery. They are sent on a fully tracked 24 hr service (Royal Mail Special Delivery pre 1pm) and MUST BE SIGNED FOR ON DELIVERY.
You will receive email and text tracking notificiations of when your order will be delivered. We cannot take any liability for failed deliveries or dead queens when there is nobody in attendance to sign for the consignment on the first delivery attempt.
By placing your order you agree to the terms detailed above.
When ordering Carniolan Mated Queens you will receive the following:
- A marked (yellow for 2022), open mated, Carniolan Mated Queen in a slow release queen introduction cage. Queens are not clipped and we do not offer this service. If you order more than one queen, they will arrive in separate cages (along with attendant bees).
- A5 introduction postcard detailing successful methods for introduction and QR codes for support videos on our YouTube channel.
- Orders will arrive in a ventilated cardboard container. Your consignment will require a signature on arrival.
- On placement of order you will receive an email confirmation. On the day of dispatch, you will receive a tracking code which can be tracked at Royal MaiL
Queens should be introduced to the beehives as soon as they are delivered. They can be introduced into a colony on the same day as dispatching the queen but fondant tabs should only be opened once the colony is hopelessly queenless.
Here is a link to our YouTube channel on how to successfully introduce queens. We cannot be held liable for any failed queen introductions. Bees are wild creatures and successful introduction is never guaranteed.
Mated queen bees are natural creatures and although we can advise you on how to achieve the best introduction success, we cannot be held liable for any failed queen introductions.
The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. The Carniolan honey bee is native to Slovenia, southern Austria, and parts of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
The bee is the subspecies of the Western honey bee that has naturalized and adapted to the Kočevje (Gottschee) sub-region of Carniola (now in Slovenia), the southern part of the Austrian Alps, Dinarides region, southern Pannonian plain and the northern Balkans. These bees are known as Carniolans, or "Carnies" for short, in English. At present this subspecies is the second most popular among beekeepers (after the Italian bee).
It is favored among beekeepers for several reasons, not the least being its ability to defend itself successfully against insect pests while at the same time being extremely gentle in its behavior toward beekeepers.
These bees are particularly adept at adjusting worker population to nectar availability. It relies on these rapid adjustments of population levels to rapidly expand worker bee populations after nectar becomes available in the spring, and, again, to rapidly cut off brood production when nectar ceases to be available in quantity. It meets periods of high nectar with high worker populations and consequently stores large quantities of honey and pollen during those periods. They are resistant to some diseases and parasites that can debilitate hives of other subspecies
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