Queen Right Colonies

04/02/2026

Patrick gets to go outside and feel grass for the first time. These are real sounds of the farm. Who needs audio clips when you can experience the real thing.

04/02/2026

QRC on WOBL

04/01/2026

Patrick smiling

03/31/2026

https://www.queenrightcolonies.com/product/multi-purpose-beekeepers-toolbox/

Multi-purpose Beekeepers toolbox is essential for both hobbyist and professional beekeepers, providing practical, on-the-go storage for your apiary needs.

03/30/2026

That bright yellow “weed” in your yard? It’s actually one of the first lifelines for pollinators in early spring.

When little else is blooming, dandelions provide essential nectar and pollen for bees, helping them recover after winter and get their colonies going again.

Spraying herbicides on flowering plants doesn’t just remove weeds—it removes food. And in early spring, that loss can matter more than we realize.

If you can, consider letting dandelions bloom a little longer. Even a small patch can make a difference for local pollinators. 🌼🐝

Small choices. Big impact.

03/30/2026

🐝 Tired of mixing oxalic acid or dragging out the vaporizer?

Now available at QRC or online.

Api-Bioxal RTU (Ready-to-Use) makes mite treatments simple—no mixing, no math. Just measure and dribble.

✔️ Pre-mixed and ready to go
✔️ Sugar-free formula (won’t tempt bees to eat it)
✔️ Stays active longer in the hive
✔️ 6.2% oxalic acid concentration
✔️ Shelf-stable (store at room temp)

Perfect for broodless colonies or use in a series when brood is present (7–10 days apart).

Available in multiple sizes—grab what fits your apiary needs!

👉 Simple. Effective. Ready when you are.

03/26/2026

03/26/2026

Plenty of Formic Pro instock. Yes - the 30 count is back in stock along with the 4 strip packs and 10 hive treatments.

03/23/2026

Sorry about the ugly dirt tubes I'm building on your siding.

I know what you're thinking. Wasp nest. Colony. Stinging. Danger. None of that is true.

I'm a Mud Dauber. A solitary wasp. I don't have a colony. I don't have workers. There is one of me. I built this nest alone, and I have nothing to defend with a swarm because there is no swarm. You could stand two feet from my nest and I wouldn't care. I'm busy.

I'm building a pantry.

Each mud tube on your siding contains individual cells, and each cell is stocked with paralyzed spiders and one egg. I hunt spiders, sting them with venom that paralyzes but doesn't kill, carry them back to the tube, pack them in alive, lay an egg on the last one, and seal the cell with mud. When my larva hatches, it has fresh food waiting.

One nest means I've removed hundreds of spiders from the area around your house in a single season.

There are three types, and they don't all hunt the same prey.

The black-and-yellow mud dauber builds the classic tubes. She hunts crab spiders, orb weavers, and jumping spiders — the ones you find in and around your garden vegetation.

The organ pipe mud dauber builds parallel tubes that look like pipe organ pipes. She also hunts web-building spiders.

The blue mud dauber — metallic blue-black and iridescent — hunts black widows. She finds the widow's web, taps on the silk to mimic trapped prey, and when the widow comes out to investigate, she strikes. She paralyzes the widow and stocks it in a mud cell for her young. She specifically targets widows and their relatives. She doesn't even build her own nest — she finds an abandoned mud dauber nest, softens it with water, restocks it with paralyzed widows, and seals it back up.

🌿 How to read the nest:

- Sealed tubes with smooth mud caps — active. Larvae developing inside. Spiders still being delivered. Leave it alone
- Tubes with small round holes — the adults have emerged and left. The nest is empty. Scrape it off if it bothers you
- Open-ended tubes — still under construction. She's actively hunting and packing
- If a metallic blue-black wasp is working around the tubes, that's the blue mud dauber. She's the one hunting widows. Encourage her

🌿 What to do:

- If the nest is in a spot that doesn't bother you, leave it. Free spider control that works around the clock
- The sting — if it happens at all — is mild and comparable to a honeybee. But it almost never happens because she has nothing to defend. No colony. No queen. No reason
- Once the emergence holes appear, the nest is empty. Scrape it off or leave it for a blue mud dauber to reuse next year
- If you must remove an active nest, do it at night when the wasp is inside and less active — but consider that she's removing hundreds of spiders from your house this season

I look like something dangerous. I'm the opposite. Your porch has fewer spiders because I'm here 🌿

03/21/2026

Another order going out the door.

03/20/2026

Patrick, born on St. Patrick's Day, has finally learned which bottle he prefers and is drinking with no problem. We weren't sure he was going to make it initially.

03/18/2026

He couldn't have been born on the 70 degree day, but came into the world yesterday when it was 26. Feeding schedule is every 2 to 3 hours at this time. We'll probably missing a few meetings this week.