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Shipping costs

All prices exclude shipping costs and the costs of issuing all necessary documents for shipping outside Austria (in particular TRACES notification within the EU). For standard shipping within Austria, € 8.00 per parcel (priority with tracking) will be charged.

Delivery

Please note that weather conditions may cause delays in the agreed delivery dates for purebred queens and mated commercial queens.

Further information

The prices for queens include 10% (private individuals) or 13% (companies) average tax rate.

Carnica breeder queens 2026

The following Carnica breeder queens from the Austrian breeding programme will be used this year for the production of purebred Carnica queens and open-mated queens:

The Championess

Herdbook no.
154.953.124
Line
24.21
EBV honey
111
EBV gentleness
126
EBV calmness
113
EBV swarming
114
Varroa tolerance
109
Aggregate BV
120

The Gentle One

Herdbook no.
309.250.924
Line
24.50
EBV honey
107
EBV gentleness
134
EBV calmness
121
EBV swarming
100
Varroa tolerance
106
Aggregate BV
114

The Tolerant One

Herdbook no.
277.554.824
Line
24.06
EBV honey
109
EBV gentleness
126
EBV calmness
115
EBV swarming
101
Varroa tolerance
113
Aggregate BV
113

Estimated breeding value for honey production; Estimated breeding value for gentleness; Estimated breeding value for calmness; Estimated breeding value for swarming; standardised, environmentally corrected phenotypic deviation from the average of the breeding population for the trait Varroa tolerance; weighted aggregate estimeted breeding value (honey production: 50%; gentleness: 10%; calmness: 10%; swarming: 30%)

The following mating stations are planned for the mating of purebred Carnica queens: Hinterstoder, Forsthaus Festl, Triebental, Kaltenbach

Purebred Carniolan queen

  • Available from July. Delivery dates may change due to weather conditions.
  • Both parents certified Carnica, performance tested, breeding value estimation within the framework of the Austrian breeding programme.

65,00 €

Discount
  • from 5 queens 62.50 € each
  • from 10 queens 60.00 € each

Queen open-mated

  • Available from the end of May. Delivery dates may change due to weather conditions.
  • Mother certified Carnica, performance tested, breeding value estimation within the framework of the Austrian breeding programme.

35,00 €

Discount
  • from 5 queens 32.50 € each
  • from 10 queens 30.00 € each

Queen unmated

  • Available from the beginning of May.
  • Mother certified Carnica, performance tested, breeding value estimation within the framework of the Austrian breeding programme.

10,00 €

Discount
  • from 5 queen 8.10 € each
  • from 10 queens 7.30 € each
  • from 20 queen 7.00 € each
  • from 50 queens 6.90 € each

Carniolan breeder queens

  • Limited availability. No shipping. Only pick-up.
  • Queen certified Carnica, performance tested, breeding value estimation within the framework of the Austrian breeding programme.

Price on request