Varroa Resistant Honeybee Queens
Delivering superior genetics to beekeepers
Varroa Resistant Honeybee Queens
Delivering superior genetics to beekeepers
About Us
Betty Bee Queen Company
Better Bee is a traditional family owned and operated agricultural business -- the name comes from our grandpa. We focus on producing varroa resistant honeybee queens. We serve commercial size and small apiaries.
The genetics of our breeder queens is proven to help in the production of healthy bee colonies.
Betty Bee is located on the eastern shore of Maryland in Queen Ann's County.
Our Queens are typically available from April to October.
Our resident apiarist and breeder is Dennis Helmer; Dennis has years of experience running large commercial bee and agricultural operations.
Better Bee Queen Company
106 Market St.
Crumpton, MD 21628
443-515-7113
Note: Betty Bee does not sell nucs, packaged bees, honey, or do pollination contracts.
Our Proven Technology
How we produce queens
How we produce queens
How we produce queens
Our queens are bred from artificially inseminated (AI) breeder queens.
Queen Lineage
How we produce queens
How we produce queens
Our queens are Italian honeybees that exhibit the desirable traits of Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) -- resistance to varroa, honey production, and brood buildup.
Queen Strain
Queen Strain
Queen Strain
We use the Pol-line 2.2 strain from the company VP Queens
Research
Queen Strain
Queen Strain
This strain of bees has been developed over the past 23 years
In Our Fields
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