favored among beekeepers for several reasons, not the least being its ability to defend itself successfully against insect pests while at the same time being extremely gentle in its behavior toward beekeepers. These bees are particularly adept at adjusting worker population to nectar availability. It relies on these rapid adjustments of population levels to rapidly expand worker bee populations after nectar becomes available in the spring, and, again, to rapidly cut off brood production when nectar ceases to be available in quantity. It meets periods of high nectar with high worker populations and consequently stores large quantities of honey and pollen during those periods. They are resistant to some diseases and parasites that can debilitate hives of other subspecies.

You can imagine how difficult bee's are to transport, for this reason we only deliver to Washington with fees that vary in size consistent to distance from Black Diamond. We also arrange pick ups for no additional fee, selling bees is a much more difficult process than honey, so we ask customers who are interested to contact us for more information. We also do installations for a separate fee.