Our Artificially Inseminated Queens are the best of what ApiLife Limited has to offer. We Artificially Inseminate queens from our very own proven high performing colonies to produce a queen with all the desirable traits.

We are currently experimenting with both of our breeder lines (Italian, Carniolan & Hybrid of both) to see if we can create a queen with certain desirable traits, that we believe beekeepers will love. To test these queens, we are after beekeepers all over New Zealand to help us out. Receive a free artificially inseminated queen, that’s right FREE artificially inseminated queen! (Limited numbers) In exchange for a free queen, all ApiLife Limited needs in return is honest feedback on the performance of the queen over a year. Head to our “Contact us” page and get in touch with us, regarding getting yourself a FREE Artificially Inseminated Queen, how easy is that.

The genetic diversities that we include into our genetic lines:

• Production and Hygienic Behaviour Traits.
• Temperament.
• Vigour.
• Winter Survival Rate.
• Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) traits.
• Swarming Behaviour.
• Queens are colour and number marked for easy identification within the hive. This saves you time during hive inspections and instantly tells you the age of your queen and which breeder your queen is. 
• All Artificially Inseminated Queens come with a Certificate of Origin. The Certificate of Origin will state both the breeder lines from which the Artificially Inseminated Queen has come from, the date it was inseminated, the colour and number it was marked with. This helps you to keep track of your breeder queen for future reference, reorders of queens with the same genetic line or if there are any genetic problems that ApiLife limited should need to be made aware of.
• All Artificially Inseminated Queens are weighed as Virgin queens, again after they have been inseminated, and once again before they are sold. We have a strict weight limit queens must reach, in order to be sold.

Shipping & Delivery – Free overnight courier shipping on all products New Zealand wide, with Track and Trace

ApiLife Limited provides a replacement or credit on all Artificially Inseminated Queens purchased if:

• The artificially inseminated queen/s are lost in transit to your base of operation.
• The artificially inseminated queen/s have died in transit.
• The artificially inseminated queen/s fail to lay after two (2) weeks after introduction.