BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, QUEEN SUPPLIERS WILL BE PRODUCING SMALLER AMOUNTS OF BEES DUE TO HUGE LABOR LAYOFFS AND DOWNSIZING. ORDER YOUR QUEENS NOW TO ENSURE WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR SPRING!! THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY.FIRST COME/ FIRST SHIP. WE BEGIN SHIPPING THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH AND AS LATE AS THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH 2021. (DEPENDING ON WEATHER) We will ship all the way through early June on Tuesdays ONLY. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR QUEENS. ****ONE Mated Italian Queen Bee (Live Bees). Queen IS MARKED. All queens are sent USPS PRIORITY. They should arrive to you in 2-3 days. Discounts are offered to multiples. Please contact me for multiples and save!!!! ALL queen(s) will be shipped to your local POST OFFICE (NOT YOUR HOME) HOLD AT FACILITY) via USPS PRIORITY MAIL and NOT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. To ensure HEALTHY and LIVE BEES you MUST PICK YOUR BEES UP AT THE POST OFFICE (so they do not sit in a hot/cold mail box all day) You will be notified when the label prints and have the tracking number so you will know when to expect her. She will come in a queen cage, escorted by a few worker bees. This cage is designed to both keep her calm and cool in transit and to help slowly introduce her to your colony of bees. Please NOTE we ship OVER 5000 queens weekly from eBay and our website so it is IMPOSSIBLE for us to answer all general beekeeping questions. We are happy to try to respond to questions via our website and of course fill your orders in a timely manner. We are also good at trying to work with customers who may have inclement weather/temperatures that need a HOLD placed. Please note that due to WEATHER CONDITIONS in SPRING in some parts of the country WEATHER COULD CHANGE YOUR SHIPPING SCHEDULE if temperatures are not safe for live arrival. In that instance, you will be notified) The above QUEEN IS MATED and MARKED. Please visit OUR SITE AT BLACKWATERBEE COM. For a limited time you can also save 10% on your purchase for preorders. Discounts are given on multiples queens marked. Please inquire. US SALES ONLY including PR. ALTHOUGH we do guarantee live delivery, we do NOT guarantee the queens performance AFTER ARRIVAL as we have no control over a beekeeper’s set up, honey flow, experience etc. We have been in the honey industry over 30 years and this is our SEVENTH year selling queens. We have customers across the nation. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE REFERENCES AS WELL AS HAVE YOU REVIEW OUR FEEDBACK. We are open Monday thru Friday 9-5 and try to answers all inquires in a timely manner. Thank you for your business and God Bless!