Easybee products was started by Mike Roberts over 30 years ago and has millions of bees in 300 colonies spread over a 50 mile radius mostly in the Cotswolds area.

1,800 carnioli queens reared this year at Mikes breeding yards have been sold to beekeepers in the UK.

Mikes 5 frame nucleus starter hives have been a great success up to 500 nuclei are produced on 5 frame "British Standard Nationals " the boxes and bees have varroa strips included and are posted all over the UK at £130.00 each, some are posted overseas. The nucleus is prepared the year before and has a laying carnioli queen, lots of brood eggs, & flying bees.

The Queen Bee is the most important bee in the colony. She has a larger body which allows her to lay over 2,000 eggs a day. Her main job is to lay the eggs from which all the other bees of the hive develop. The queen is different from the workers. She never collects food and depends on the workers to feed & groom her. The carnioli bees produce beautiful snow white cappings, they pack the brood box for winter, feed on less food than most bees, and are very prolific in the spring.

You wont be disappointed with your queens.

Breeding Season starts April /May weather permitting

• Queens and drones are dark/ gray
• Very gentle bee
  
• Bees produce very white cappings
  
• Bees pack the brood nest with honey for a cold winter
  
• Bees fly in cool weather
  
• Bees produce a lot of honey
  
• The breeding of the brood starts early in the spring and make big colonies so swarm control is a must

You are welcome to visit our breeding yards a quick phone call is all we require.