Golden West | Randy Oliver Package Bees - USPS (East)

Bring research-driven selection to your backyard apiary. Golden West queens come from Randy Oliver’s program, with a focus on gentle, productive colonies and slower mite population growth.

📅 2027 East ship dates: Dates to be announced. Ordering opens once East dates and availability are confirmed.

Shipping to the East region? Check your state before ordering. Select an available ship date using the booking options on this page; this is not your arrival date.

📦 What You Get

  • Approximately 3 pounds of nurse bees
  • One mated and marked Golden West queen
  • A feed can for transit, all in a plastic Bee-Bus package

🚚 Free USPS Ground Advantage shipping, held for pickup at your assigned Post Office—not home delivery.

🐝 Why Golden West

Gentleness • Productivity • Field-tested selection.

Selection for mite tolerance does not replace regular monitoring and appropriate colony care.

🚚 Shipping & Pickup

Watch your shipment information for tracking and your assigned pickup Post Office. Confirm pickup hours with that office and bring photo ID. Please collect your bees promptly once they are available.

Shipping and pickup questions

🎥 Get ready for your bees: review our installation guidance before they arrive.

💬 Questions about your order or an arrival concern? See our USPS Package Bees FAQ or contact (877) 865-0298 or packages@ohbees.com.