The Beekeepers Club Inc.

Queen Bees

The presence of a young, vigorous honeybee queen of known genetic background is essential for efficient colony management. Consequently, regular queen bee replacement is a key factor in maintaining quiet, workable and productive honeybee colonies.
Read more in this article.

Raising Queen Honey Bees - AG1194 from the Department of Primary Industries, Victoria


The Sound of a Queen Bee

Yes, Queen Bees do make a piping sound on occasions - when you spend time with your bees you might be lucky to hear the queen. An explanation can be found in Wikipedia - The piping of queen bees has been published as early as 1609 in a book by Charles Butler.

One of our members, Tim Cousins from Nilgiri Bees, has captured the sound of a Queen Bee piping along with a lower frequency response from another queen - two in a duett - an outstanding performance. Listen to this

Queen Breeders

Link to The Australian Queen Breeders Association

Bindaree Bee Supplies - Queen bee breeder from NSW

Queen bee suppliers - from the NSW Agriculture department