Not everyone knows what bee packages are. In the United States, Canada, and Australia, it was and is the most widespread method of bee trading. It has only just begun here.

It wasn’t used here. Then Northern European beekeepers started using it

It’s a frameless sales method: just bees with the queen, sold by weight in boxes equipped with ventilation nets. Until recently, it wasn’t used here, but in the last ten years or so, Northern European beekeepers have also begun requesting them.
They offer many advantages over traditional colonies. Bee packages are suitable for producing organic colonies, because they are placed on new, residue-free wax sheets. They are lightweight, easy to transport, very versatile, and perfect for supporting existing colonies, renewing them, or creating new ones. Plus, a package costs less than a full colony.

I start early, in Sardinia and continue until June

The ideal places to produce them are warm regions, with mild winters and early springs: southern Italy and the islands are perfect I have been doing this in an organized way for a few years now: from my base in Sardinia, I dedicate myself to this production as well.
From March onwards, a strong, large, and fully developing colony can be used to produce bee packages. I start in Sardinia, continue until mid-April, and then carry on in Casteggio until June.
The first packages serve to strengthen colonies in preparation for the acacia blossom. Afterwards, they create new colonies for late harvests: here, chestnut, in France for lavender, in Northern Europe: honeydew.
Many beekeepers ask me for the last packages in June to create new varroa-free colonies, at a very low cost since the last ones are the cheapest. In fact, as with nucs, I also apply a variable price for packages based on the purchase time: higher at the start and then decreasing as the season progresses.
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