Shipping starts end of April.www.summertimebees.com My Mated Wild Natural Queen Honey Bees come from the hills of Tennessee. Wild bees that have never been treated. Queens are different colors that have been caught by swarm traps and survived the winter. These bees have been worked using a smoker and a hat. These are good gentle working bees. All hives have been state inspected.You will get one mated Queen with 4 or 5 worker bees.Thanks for your interest. We ask that you contact your post office letting them know you are expecting this package and you include your phone number to send your Queen for the post office so they may call you when it arrives.