2021 live Mated Carniolan ( Carnica)Queen. Queens grafted from gentle pure breeder Carnica mother queen. Carnica Bees winter hardy. Carnica queens start laying eggs early in the spring and colony grows rapidly, bees gentle pleasure to work with. Carniolan bees excellent honey producers. Our apiary located in Upstate, NY. Over last couple years we had great success overwintering over 100 hives without losses. Our stock very gentle. No matter what whether outside we don’t use any protective equipment except for veil. We are selling Nucs in Upstate, NY and received many good customer reviews like this: Hey! I bought bees from you last year, just wanted to tell you that all of my hives made it through the winter and all the other keepers in my area had lost theirs this winter. Good stock! Thank you man Queens will be shipped with USPS priority mail. We will ship queens every Monday and Tuesday. Please reply to me with your phone #. I will have it on package and postal service will call you for pick up upon arrival. If queens will arrive dead take pics and contact me ASAP. I will resolve on issue with you.