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F1 Scottville Survivor Italian Mated Honey Bee Queen

from $35.00

Our 2026 Scottville Survivor Italian F1 mated queens are daughters of a locally proven survivor Italian line, originally captured as a swarm near Scottville, Michigan, and refined within our controlled multi-yard breeding program in West Michigan.

This line represents genetics that have already demonstrated the ability to survive, thrive, and overwinter successfully under real-world local conditions — without selection in a commercial breeding environment.

Each queen is fully mated, verified laying, and held a minimum of two weeks in lay before being offered for sale.

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Our 2026 Scottville Survivor Italian F1 mated queens are daughters of a locally proven survivor Italian line, originally captured as a swarm near Scottville, Michigan, and refined within our controlled multi-yard breeding program in West Michigan.

This line represents genetics that have already demonstrated the ability to survive, thrive, and overwinter successfully under real-world local conditions — without selection in a commercial breeding environment.

Each queen is fully mated, verified laying, and held a minimum of two weeks in lay before being offered for sale.

Our Breeding & Mating Program

Scottville Survivor queens are produced using the same disciplined breeding framework as our other lines, while allowing natural selection to play a central role:

  • Locally sourced survivor breeder queen

  • Dedicated drone saturation colonies

  • Multiple remote mating yards

  • Controlled graft timing

  • Extended post-mating evaluation

Queens are open-mated to incorporate regional drone genetics while maintaining the survivor traits that define this line.

Quality Assurance

Every queen is:

  • Fully mated

  • Actively laying

  • Evaluated for brood pattern

  • Held a minimum of two weeks in lay

This ensures reliable acceptance, rapid colony establishment, and strong early performance.

Pickup & Delivery

📍 Local pickup in Pierson, Michigan

Exact pickup dates and times will be communicated via email as each release window approaches.

Reservation & Payment Policy

  • Pre-order required – limited availability

  • Orders filled in the order received

  • Full payment required at time of reservation

  • Due to the biological nature of honey bees, all sales are final