NAVASOTA FARM FIELD GUIDE
Start Your Colony Today: BeeWeaver’s 2026 Italian Package in Navasota
The 2026 Italian Package supplies a minimum of 3 lbs of loose worker bees and an isolated bred Italian queen, plus travel syrup—this guide clarifies what’s included, pickup logistics, and transport and installation considerations for experienced beekeepers.
Start Your Colony Today: BeeWeaver’s 2026 Italian Package in Navasota.
On BeeWeaver Honey Farm’s Navasota property the 2026 Italian Package arrives as a compact, ventilated wooden box containing a bred Italian queen in a separate queen cage and at least three pounds of loose workers—an advanced, gear-forward way to start a new colony that emphasizes careful handling, correct transport and practiced installation.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
An isolated, bred Italian queen
Each package includes a bred Italian queen secured in a wooden queen cage with sugar candy—central to establishing a new colony and provided separately from the loose worker bees.
A ventilated shipping box with bees and syrup
Packages are wooden boxes with metal mesh sides that contain at minimum 3 lbs of loose workers and a can of sugar syrup sealed on top for sustenance during travel; packages do not include frames, brood, or an in-frame feeder.
Firm pickup windows and on-site support
After purchase customers choose a pickup date from a calendar; each date has a firm pickup window and written instructions are emailed with order confirmation—on pickup BeeWeaver will remove drifting bees to the best of hand-off ability and can sell Nuc Nets on site.
What the day feels like
What taking a package home feels like
The process is brisk and procedural: purchase, select a firm pickup window from an available calendar, and arrive to accept a compact, ventilated wooden package containing an isolated Italian queen and at least three pounds of workers along with travel syrup—then follow the provided transportation and installation instructions to move the bees from BeeWeaver property to your hive.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this package is right for — and who should think twice.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Bring prepared hive equipment; packages do not contain frames, brood, or an in‑frame feeder. Consider a Nuc Net for travel if your vehicle has an enclosed cab; Nuc Nets are available on site and online.
The package dimensions are approximately 6 x 10 x 16 in, constructed of wood with metal mesh sides; it includes a separate wooden queen cage with sugar candy and a can of sugar syrup for travel.
Plan for a package that registers a general pickup weight of about 4–5 lbs and follow the recommended transportation and installation instructions that are provided with confirmation, at pickup, and by request.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
What is included in the 2026 Italian Package?
Each package is a wooden box with metal mesh sides that contains at minimum 3 lbs of loose worker bees, an isolated bred Italian queen in a separate wooden queen cage with sugar candy, and a can of sugar syrup sealed on top for travel.
How much does the package weigh and what are its dimensions?
General package weight at pickup is 4–5 lbs; the package measures approximately 6 x 10 x 16 inches.
Are frames or brood included?
No—packages do not contain frames, brood, or an in‑frame feeder.
How do I schedule pickup?
At purchase you will be directed to select a preferred pickup date from a calendar of available dates and times; each date has a firm pickup window and pickup instructions will be emailed with your order confirmation. BeeWeaver cannot make exceptions for custom pickup dates or times.
What if my installation fails?
To initiate replacement or refund options you must submit photographic and/or video records of every interaction with your package to BeeWeaver Management at [email protected]; these records are required to pursue remedies related to failed installations.
Do you sell transport nets or other on-site supplies?
Yes—BeeWeaver sells Nuc Nets for customers on site on pickup days and also offers them online.
Who can I contact with questions about scheduling or pickup?
Call BeeWeaver at (737) 230-3435 with further questions about purchase, scheduling, pickup windows, and installation.