UK F1 Buckfast Mated Queen
£50.00
UK Mated F1 Buckfast Queen Bee
Welcome to Black Mountain Honey – the home of exceptional UK mated queens and premium UK queen bees. Our UK-mated F1 Buckfast queens are carefully bred and mated here in the United Kingdom to deliver exceptional performance, calm temperaments, and strong productivity across a wide range of conditions.
Each of our queens is hand-reared from proven pure Buckfast breeder lines, maintaining the heritage and characteristics that have made the Buckfast strain world-renowned. We focus on traits that matter most to beekeepers – gentle behaviour, strong brood patterns, minimal swarming, and outstanding honey production.
Our UK mated Buckfast queen bees are bred using sustainable and responsible beekeeping practices. Every queen is grafted from carefully selected breeder stock and nurtured in optimal conditions to ensure superior mating success and long-term colony performance. We prioritise calmness and reliability in all our lines, producing queens that make hive management easy and enjoyable.
Whether you are looking to expand your apiary, requeen colonies, or strengthen your breeding stock, our UK mated F1 Buckfast queens offer the perfect combination of stability, productivity, and docility.
At Black Mountain Honey, we’re committed to helping beekeepers thrive. Explore our guides, educational resources, and expert videos to learn how our UK queen bees can transform your colonies and improve your honey yields.
Choose quality. Choose confidence. Choose Black Mountain Honey – your trusted source for premium UK mated Buckfast queen bees.
Quantity
Discounts
1-4 Queens: £50 each
5-9 Queens: £48 each
10+ Queens: £45 each
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.
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.
Shipping Info
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
Full Description
UK Mated Buckfast Queens - Now available for reservation. We ship weekly on a Thursday. Please select your date of DISPATCH below. The queens will arrive on the following day.
We raise these queens at our dedicated mated apiary, using F0 Buckfast breeder queens. Strictly limited in supply each year (circa 200 queens max).
ALL CANCELLED ORDERS WILL INCUR A £5 RESTOCKING AND PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE.
UK Mated Buckfast Queens are available between June - Oct
When ordering UK Buckfast Queens you will receive the following:
A marked, open mated, Buckfast 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. We cannot be held liable for any failed queen introductions. Bees are wild creatures and successful introduction is never guaranteed.
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.
Our UK Mated F1 Buckast Queens are available throughout June - Sept and are strictly limited in stock. Preordering is essential.
Our mated queens for sale UK are delivered by the postman on a RM service and are never in the postal service for longer than 24 hrs. We will send you a dispatch notification with tracking details the day before your uk queen bees are sent.
Our F1 Buckfast queens are open mated in the UK and are bred using UK based genetics so they are able to thrive and excel in UK conditions.
The queen bees for sale have a superb temperament so are perfect for requeening grumpy colonies of bees. Our mated queens UK have a low swarming tendency and create very little propolis. Given the correct conditions, these queen bees for sale can create upwards of 150lb of honey per colony, each year!
If you have any queries, please drop up a message using the chat function.
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.
Here is a link to our YouTube channel on how to successfully introduce queens.
GTIN: 5065002450388
MPN: 5065002450388
Brand: Black Mountain Honey
Royal Mail Special Delivery
We send all of our live products using Royal Mail's Special Delivery Service
DASH Accredited
As responsible, sustainable and committed bee farmers, we hold full DASH accreditation.
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