All five frame nuc’s are sold with 4-5 frames of bees and a mated queen. Your queen is marked on her thorax(back) with that years corresponding color so you know how old she is and this way it’s much easier to locate her during an inspection. Our bees are Italian honeybees crossbred with wild feral bees to ensure strong genetics. This can increase their ability to naturally fight off varroa and other pests in the hive as well as prolonging the colonies health and production.