~ VSH Queens ~

Our Queens are produced from breeder Queens purchased from VP Queen Bees. We currently run one line of VSH Italian.  VSH stands for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene, a naturally occurring trait of honeybees. This behavioral trait causes the worker bees to detect, uncap and remove varroa infested brood. Disrupting the reproduction of the varroa mites in this way effectively limits the population growth of the mites, often eliminating the need for miticide treatments.    

~ VSH POLINE ITALIAN 2.2 ~ 

THE Pol-line hygienic Italian queens have a combination of the best traits required for pollination and high honey production. They were developed by the USDA to express Varroa Sensitive Hygienic behavior (VSH) to an optimum degree to control mites and brood disease, while maintaining the high productivity required in today's challenging enviornment.    

~ VSH ITALIAN SURVIVOR STOCK~

These Bees have been treatment free for the last 5 years and have continuously made a large honey crop and shown calm behavior. They originated from our VSH Poline strain and have survived without any intervention.