{"product_id":"mated-buckfast-queen","title":"Spring 2027 Pre-Order: Mated Buckfast Queen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"laop-preorder-2027\" style=\"border: 2px solid #b8860b; border-radius: 6px; padding: 14px; margin: 0 0 18px; background: #fffbea;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-order for spring 2027 delivery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are not selling queens for the current season.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you need a queen now, we can’t help you this year — and we’d rather say so than take your money. Call (701) 809-0153 and we’ll point you toward someone who can. If you’re planning ahead for spring 2027, you’re in the right place. You are reserving a queen for pickup on our spring 2027 delivery route. Pickup only — we do not ship live bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery is scheduled for April 2027, and those dates are tentative.\u003c\/strong\u003e We haul live animals across many states. Weather, supplier timing, and colony health all move dates, and we will not run a route that puts bees at risk. You’ll receive your exact stop, date, and time window by email. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/delivery-date-policy\"\u003eRead our delivery date policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNucs and packages are delivered on separate days.\u003c\/strong\u003e We bring nucs through first, then return through the same towns with packages about two weeks later. Queens ride along with the delivery, so they are available at every pickup stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"soft-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne mated, laying Buckfast queen bee ready for installation into your hive. \u003cstrong\u003eAvailable at every pickup stop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT:\u003c\/strong\u003e All queens are sold UNMARKED. We do NOT mark queens. If you need a marked queen, you’ll need to mark her yourself or purchase from a different supplier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Are Buckfast Queens Best For?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuckfast bees are the line Brother Adam spent seventy years developing at Buckfast Abbey in England, crossing Italian stock with the old English black bee and more than a dozen other subspecies. The result is a calm, hard-working bee bred for honey production and, above all, for staying put instead of swarming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Temperament: Very gentle — bred for calm handling\u003cbr\u003e• Swarming: Low — the trait the line is best known for\u003cbr\u003e• Spring Buildup: Strong and steady — prolific, long-lived queens\u003cbr\u003e• Honey Production: Excellent — selected for surplus\u003cbr\u003e• Color: Leathery brown, often with lighter bands. Color varies between colonies — Brother Adam bred for performance, not for a uniform look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Requeening a colony with a gentle, productive queen that is slow to swarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"soft-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery Waves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe run four delivery waves. Nucs go out first, then we come back through the same towns with packages about two weeks later — so nucs and packages are never picked up on the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaves 1 \u0026amp; 2 — Southern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, southern Minnesota, southern Wisconsin. Nucs on Wave 1, packages on Wave 2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaves 3 \u0026amp; 4 — Northern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Nucs on Wave 3, packages on Wave 4.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery is scheduled for April 2027 and dates are tentative.\u003c\/strong\u003e We don’t publish a stop-by-stop schedule until we’re confident in it. You’ll receive your exact stop, date, and time window by email. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/delivery-date-policy\"\u003eRead our delivery date policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"soft-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment Options\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePay in full by credit card at checkout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCash-on-delivery available\u003c\/strong\u003e (50% deposit required by January 31, 2027)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo pay your 50% deposit now by card, \u003cstrong\u003euse coupon code 'Half Cash'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"soft-divider\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions? 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