The Illinois Queen Initiative Producer Members listed below are offering locally raised queens for sale. PLEASE contact the individual producer of your choice DIRECTLY. The IQI is a cooperative venture supporting the production of locally raised Illinois queens; however the queens produced and sold are the sole responsibility of the Producer Members selling the queens.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ILLINOIS QUEEN INITIATIVE AND THE PRODUCER MEMBERS.
HOW TO BECOME AN IQI PRODUCER
To become an IQI Producer you must be a current IQI member, have taken an IQI approved queen rearing course, embrace and promote the IQI philosophy, produce your queens in Illinois, and have current proof of state bee inspection of the mating yard(s) from which you are producing queens/bees.
Craig Schultz, CNS Bees: Apiary has not been treated since 2008. Queens are raised from VSH breeder stock as well as survivor stock from the central Illinois area. Routinely test for mite loads. All queens have a good brood pattern or are not sold. Queens are $35 each, shipping extra. CNS Bees/Humphrey Apiaries. Also taking orders for nucs cost at $150.00 each. We are booked until mid June 2019. Half due down when the order is placed.
Email: craig061360@peoplepc.com
8016 Village Center Road,
Sherman, IL 62684.
cell: (217) 652-3594
Marlin Herschberger: Arthur, IL: Carniolan/Italian cross survivor stock. No chemical treatments since startup in 2001.
Mated Queens: $35.00 Virgin Queens: $10.00
Over wintered Nucs: $200.00
Phone: 217-259-4463
Please leave a message if no answer.
Address: 1465 CR 1675 East, Arthur, IL 61911
William Pilipauskas, Willie’s Honey Company, Mchenry County, IL: High quality queens from stock that is non-migratory and that have overwintered well in Northern Illinois. My stock is selected for mite tolerance and length of time between treatments. I also look for disease resistance across the board. Very often we add feral stock and my queens are mated in yards that run VSH, Russian and Saskatraz stock. To check if I have queens please email me at Whodoo99@aim.com or call or text me at 1-847-373-9148. Mated queens are $35, Virgin queens are $20 ALL QUEENS ARE PICKUP ONLY. Many times we have feral queens available as well.
Tom Pankonen, Honey Pimp Apiaries, Bloomington, IL: Central Illinois; Limited number of queens produced June-September filled first come first served. Queens are from over wintered colonies of various genetics which includes crosses with local stock, two different VSH lines, Purdue leg biter stock, and Heartland Honey Bee Breeders hybrid stock. Stock is the best of our colonies based on stringent culling criteria. We select for temperament, disease resistance, mite tolerance, and honey production. We let the queens lay for a minimum of one week to ensure they meet our own standards before we sell them. We have never used any chemicals in any hives since we started in 2000. Mated queens are $35 picked up or shipping can be arranged. Virgin queens are available for $10 and 48 hour cells for $5. Five frame deep NUCS available until sold out. Please call (630) 728-1400 or reach us at https://www.facebook.com/honeypimpapiaries
Joann & Pamela Rizkallah, Carbondale, IL : Egyptian Queen Breeders
Offering virgin and mated queens from mite resistant stock including Ankle Biter Purdue Stock, Palmer Stock, Redline Stock and VP VSH Stock.
Nucs available from mite resistant stock. Custom Insemination services available.
Call for details (618) 967-1069; (618) 967-3634
Bill Whitney, City Bee Savers, Wheaton, DuPage County, IL: We only use integrated pest management solutions; no chemicals. Mated queens $35 (sold only if laying 2 weeks with a good pattern) Un-mated $18. We spend the previous summer collecting swarms from homes, buildings, & trees. These colonies are then located on the perimeter of our mating yard to use as local drone stock. We also use queen genetics from these locally produced hives as well as from VSH hives. It is our primary goal to have a hearty stock of bees for our own bee yards so choosing the best traits is important for us. We look for these traits in this order; mite resistant, gentle, pollen collectors, lots of brood, and honey producers. You can find us at www.CityBeeSavers.com or bill@citybeesavers.com or (630)-660-9846 Call to see when queens are available. Taking orders for pick-up only
Dave Meyer, Meyer Bees, 2021 Holt Road, Minooka, IL, Chicagoland: Our queens are produced locally from survivor stock in our Minooka mating yard (currently 125 mating nucs). We graft from selected queens that have survived one or more Chicagoland winters and meet our criteria for honey production, temperament, and disease / mite resistance. We have been able to work with neighbors surrounding our queen mating yard to create a ring of desirable drones 1/2 to 1 mile out. Our queens laying patterns are evaluated before offering them for sale. Mated / marked queens are $35 throughout the spring, summer and fall and are available for pickup as well as shipping. Visit us on the web www.meyerbees.com or call 815-521-9116 or email dave@meyerbees.com for details and to arrange a purchase. Packages and nucs are available seasonally.
HOW TO BECOME AN IQI PRODUCER
To become an IQI Producer you must be a current IQI member, have taken an IQI approved queen rearing course, embrace and promote the IQI philosophy, produce your queens in Illinois, and have current proof of state bee inspection of the mating yard(s) from which you are producing queens/bees.
Del Lorton, Cowden, IL: VHS Pol-Line breeder stock as well as survivor stock from Central Illinois area. Only queens with an excellent brood pattern that have been laying for at least 2 weeks are available for sale. I have a limited number of over wintered nucs available each year. Queens – $35, Nucs – $175. Now taking orders for 2019 season. All orders are pickup only at:
3050 N 1800 st., Cowden, IL 62422. Please call (217) 343-7435.
