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Varroa Resistant Honeybee Queens

Varroa Resistant Honeybee QueensVarroa Resistant Honeybee QueensVarroa Resistant Honeybee Queens

Delivering superior genetics to beekeepers

Varroa Resistant Honeybee Queens

Varroa Resistant Honeybee QueensVarroa Resistant Honeybee QueensVarroa Resistant Honeybee Queens

Delivering superior genetics to beekeepers

SOMETHING NEW IN 2023

3 LB. PACKAGE BEES

There has been a change at Betty Bee Queen Co. I have been asked by Wood Camp Farm to take orders for 3 lb package Bees.  This is to serve the folks on the Delmarva.  3 lb packages consist of an Italian Queen.  $135.  Pick up dates are March 22, 2023 and April 10th 2023.  Pick up location is Crumpton MD just off Hwy 301.  To Book your order CALL  Dennis Helmer 443-515-7113

Thanks Again.   Dennis

About Us

Betty Bee Queen Company

  

Betty 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 Anne'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.


Betty 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

Photo Gallery

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Grafting

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Larvae

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Capped Cells

In Our Fields

working in the bee yard looking at young queen cups
queen breeding boxes
apiarist Dennis working in the bee yard

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