Commercial Beekeeping Solutions
Queens, cells, packages, nucleus colonies, and production hives — supported by real yard operations and transparent production practices.
What We Offer Commercially
Production offerings vary by season and yard capacity.
Queens
Mated queens available seasonally for requeening and colony expansion.
4-Frame Nucs
Starter colonies for operations replacing losses or expanding yard count.
Queen Cells
Cells produced through controlled grafting cycles for high-volume operations.
5-Frame Nucs
More established nuc options for faster field deployment.
Packages
4 lb and 5 lb packages built from our production yards.
Production Hives
Full colonies available for large-scale placement and pollination operations.
Our Queening Protocol
We follow structured queening practices focused on colony performance, consistency, and field viability.
Breeder Selection
Breeders are chosen based on temperament, productivity, and performance in working yards.
Controlled Grafting
Queens are produced through scheduled grafting cycles aligned with seasonal production.
Mating Yards
Queens are introduced into dedicated mating yards and monitored through emergence.
Evaluation
Queens are evaluated through production cycles before deployment into colonies.
Current Production Status
Availability changes throughout the season based on yard conditions and production cycles.
• Grafting in progress
• Cells in development
• Packages building
• Nucs forming
For current availability, request updates directly or follow along in The Apiary.
🟢 LIVE PRODUCTION UPDATE
Real-time notes from our yards on grafting, cell development, and colony buildup.
Queen and Package Availability!
Spring Queen & Package Availability — April 1 Start Our Spring 2026 queens and packages will be ready starting the first week of April. All mated queen orders will begin shipping the first week of April, aligned with seasonal conditions and production windows....
Why Selby Apiaries
• Working commercial yards, not just breeding stock
• Production driven by real field conditions
• Integrated operations across bees, pollination, and honey
• Transparent updates through The Apiary
Trusted by Beekeepers
Contact Us
Have questions about our queens or the beekeeping process? Fill out the form on the right and we will get back to you shortly. Excited to hear from you!
The queens arrived and were placed inside the hives for approximately 13 days. The queens have sugar candy that help with feeding during the time the hive has to get acclimated. After the 13 days I opened the small mesh securing the queens. They were healthy going off quickly into the hive.
This small business has friendly staff and is positively recommended to other bee keepers.
Great guys to work with. Great queens. Will continue to order queens from Chico Queen Bees.
Highly recommended Queen Bee’s from Chico, California. Even though I am in the San Diego area, service was fast and the bees arrives healthy.
I will use again.
Great queen. Laying strong patterns super gentle offspring. Customer service was outstanding.