Call or text for quantities greater than 10! Q. Do I have to requeen every year? A. No. Q.Do I have to use mated queens for making splits? A. No. But here are some things to consider: Having a professionally produced, mated queen, provides the highest odds of successfully renewing or starting a colony versus introduction of a virgin queen (has to make a mating flight, get properly mated, and find her way back without incident), and versus making your own queen with swarm cells, emergency, or OTS where genetics are less predicable. The queens I sell are from top commercial queen breeders and have been selected for specific traits including productivity and demeanor.