VSH Mated Queen Honey Bee.
Strengthen your honey bee colonies with high-quality VSH mated queens from Pop Pop’s Apiaries. Our queens are selected for strong colony performance, productive brood patterns, and desirable Varroa Sensitive Hygiene traits that support healthier, more resilient honey bee colonies.
VSH, or Varroa Sensitive Hygiene, is a beneficial behavior that helps honey bees identify and remove brood affected by reproducing Varroa mites. Adding VSH genetics to your apiary can support your overall mite-management program while promoting colony health, productivity, and long-term survival.
Each queen is naturally mated and carefully evaluated before sale. Our VSH mated queens are an excellent choice for replacing an aging or failing queen, requeening an aggressive colony, improving colony genetics, or establishing a queenless hive.
Benefits of VSH Mated Queens
Selected for Varroa Sensitive Hygiene traits
Naturally mated and ready for introduction
Helps improve colony health and resilience
Supports a more sustainable Varroa mite-management strategy
Suitable for established colonies, splits, nucs, and queen replacement
Selected for productive brood patterns and desirable temperament
 
While VSH genetics can help reduce the reproductive success of Varroa mites, they should be used as part of a complete integrated pest-management program. Beekeepers should continue monitoring mite levels and treating colonies when necessary.
Our queens are provided in a queen cage with attendants and food for safe transport and introduction. For the best results, carefully inspect the colony for an existing queen and queen cells before installing your new queen.
Order your VSH mated queens from Pop Pop’s Apiaries and introduce strong, carefully selected genetics into your bee yard.
Availability is seasonal and may be limited during periods of high demand. Early reservations are recommended.