Suppliers of Premium British-bred Buckfast Queen Bees 
Since the 1980's Ged Marshall and British Honey Producers Ltd. have provided Buckfast queens to commercial honey farmers and amateur bee keepers across the UK.

​At BHP Queens we build on this legacy, using the best available breeding stock to continue to provide our customers with queens that will generate productive colonies with good temperament.  

We have queen bees for sale from May to September but you can place a pre-order any time using our online  form or by contacting us directly.

From urban rooftop gardens to Royal Estates, you will find our queens leading productive and friendly colonies right across the UK.   
Our bees
Queen bees for sale. Queen bee on comb
Marked Buckfast Queen on comb
We use pedigree Buckfast breeder queens and drone mothers to produce around 2000 queens each year which we supply to bee keepers and honey farmers across the UK.
​Our bees are known for their excellent temperament and high productivity.
Orders
You can order queen bees using our online form or by calling or emailing us. We have queen bees for sale from May to September and usually start taking orders for the following summer in October. Early season stock can be limited depending on the weather so do get in touch to secure your order. 
Latest News
16/07/2024
17/07/2023
Steve Backshall visits our apiary. Steve dropped by to film a section for an upcoming documentary. He had a go at grafting with Riikka, collecting queens with Tim and Ged was on hand to share his wisdom!
Documentary Film Crew Visits Ged's bees were the stars when a film crew came to watch honey being harvested in one of our woodland apiaries. No camera operators were stung the whole day.  
05/07/2022
Removing the workers from the cage. In this video Tim demonstrates how to remove the workers from the cage prior to introducing a queen into a new colony.
29/06/2022
Queens Now Available at short notice. Due to having a number of mated queens available, we are able to offer delivery within a day or two of you placing the order. Simply fill out the order form or call or email us.
15/05/2022
Collecting a Queen. ​Watch Riikka collecting a queen in our woodland nursery apiary. 
26/10/2020
Handling Queen Bees with celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot
Ainsley Harriot meeting the bees
Flashback to Ainsley meeting our Bees We were excited to see Ged back on the BBC this week with Ainsley Harriot. Wonderful enthusiasm about the honey, and those bees displaying great temperament. It must the queens! 
01/10/2020
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Riikka and Tim
Welcome from Riikka and Tim! We are so excited to be taking on the queen rearing side of the business from Ged and Sheila. Riikka has been working alongside Ged for the last few years so some of you may have met her already. Ged will continue to help so not much should change for our customers.