{"product_id":"wild-antho-queen","title":"Wild Antho Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emarked \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003equeens are sourced from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildantho.com\/hives-queens\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWild Antho\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in Armstrong (second gen Huxter beekeeper). BC queens are a great option for those beekeepers looking for something produced closer to home and better adapted to the BC season. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild Antho breeds a true B.C. stock developed over the past 40 years. We started with Kettle Valley Queen stock and still get breeding stock from Liz Huxter. Our queens tend to produce primarily dark bees. \u003c\/span\u003eThe breeder queen must be a minimum of two years old (two winters), have average to above average honey production every year, a solid brood pattern year-round, good pollen stores, must be in the top 10% for colony size in spring and fall or expand very rapidly in the spring, low varroa numbers (not always though….), hygienic behaviour traits, never any type of disease, low honey use over the winter, and not overly aggressive (we do take a few stings).\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"URE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54265672171804,"sku":null,"price":80.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2329\/1932\/files\/6205b950eaa8ca79145eb33e_wild_antho_logo-p-500_1100x_1e446f50-2da5-4746-a4bd-e15b16091179.webp?v=1783027500","url":"https:\/\/blackbarnmercantile.ca\/products\/wild-antho-queen","provider":"Black Barn Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}