Father Time Tested ~ Mother Nature Approved: Quality through the Seasons
It is our goal and promise to provide you with the highest quality Survivor Queenbees available—Honeybees chosen by Beekeepers for Beekeepers. We are committed to conscientious beekeeping, From the shores of Lake Superior to the banks of the Rio Grande…and Beeyond!
We ensure this by practicing sustainable beekeeping management techniques. We encourage healthy and considerate queen mating by allowing our queens to mature for an extended period of time (21-28 days minimum) in a larger mating nuc than most queen producers do. By doing this, we can verify our queens full brood pattern instead of just a few eggs. Saturating mountainous pockets with diverse survivor drone stock also promotes genetic cross-stocking. Well fecundated (mated) queenbees that have mated with a multitude of drones from a diverse pool (queenbee promiscuity) are found to be more attractive to their worker bees. Research evidence shows that having colonies with various sister and sub-sister families promotes an overlapping network of hive health and pest/pathogen resistance. Our conscientious protocols of extra time, space, and ample saturation of diverse genetic strains, guarantees that the Survivor Queenbees you receive from us are well-mated, proven layers with solid brood patterns and desirable genetic traits.
Hive Medicines for our Community Health!
Zia Queenbees is doing what we can to help support local and regional health of our communities. We are offering our pure & raw honeys, beeswax-based balms and propolis products to support human health and wellness. Send us an email or give us a call to place an...
2020 Season Launch!
::: It's a special year indeed! ZQB has evolved over the years and we've taken different approaches and roles but some things have stayed the same. Such as our commitment to a longevity-based breeding program and conscientious rearing protocol. We've branched...