Carnica Sankt Johann bee colony on zander frames your reliable start in beekeeping

The Carnica Sankt Johann bee colony stands for gentleness, performance, and reliability. Our carefully bred Carnica nucleus colonies on Zander frames are ideal for establishing a healthy, vigorous young colony in your hive.
Each nucleus colony is created, inspected, and prepared for shipping by experienced beekeepers and includes a mated, tested Carnica Sankt Johann queen.

Strong bee colony with a tested queen

You will receive a complete Carnica Sankt Johann Zander nucleus colony consisting of 5 high-quality frames:

• 3 brood frames with sealed and open brood

• 1 food frame for reliable supply

• 1 partially built frame

The included queen comes from our proven Sankt Johann breeding line and is individually inspected by hand. She is already mated and ensures a strong, balanced brood pattern and stable colony development.
Before shipping, each colony is thoroughly checked for health, vitality, and freedom from varroa. An official health certificate is, of course, included with the delivery.

Characteristics of the Carnica Sankt Johann bee

The Carnica bee (Apis mellifera carnica) is one of the most popular bee races in Europe, valued for its excellent adaptability and calm temperament.
Our Sankt Johann breeding line combines the best traits of this traditional bee:

• gentle and calm in handling: ideal for beginners and professional beekeepers

• low swarming tendency and easy to manage

• productive and hardworking: very good honey yields with various nectar flows

• robust and winter-hardy: well adapted to changing weather conditions

• healthy and vital: resistant to diseases and parasites

With a Carnica Sankt Johann nucleus colony, you lay the foundation for successful and sustainable beekeeping.

Zander frame size compatible with the most popular hive systems

Our Carnica nucleus colonies are supplied on Zander frames, the most widely used frame size in Germany. This allows you to place the colony directly into your existing hive without any modifications.

Frame dimensions at a glance:

• top bar: 477 mm

• bottom bar: 420 mm

• height: 220 mm

This compatibility ensures stress-free adaptation and rapid continuation of comb building.

Safe shipping stress-free for bees and beekeepers

To ensure your Carnica Sankt Johann bees arrive healthy and active, shipping is carried out in specially developed transport boxes with optimal ventilation and food supply.
Delivery is made via overnight express to keep transport time as short as possible. Around 2–7 days before dispatch, you will receive an email with the planned delivery date. Please make sure that you or an authorized person can personally accept the delivery so the colony can be placed into the hive immediately.

We ship to Germany, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Island delivery is only possible if there is a fixed road connection to the mainland.

As bee availability depends on weather conditions and may be affected by extreme heat, cold, snow, or rain, shipping may be delayed by 1–2 weeks. Please inform us in advance of any periods of absence and ensure that you provide a correct email address and phone number with your order so we can contact you if necessary.