What is the difference between a CMQ and a 3-Hole cage?
Because queens do not take care of themselves, they must have attendant bees with them at all times. When we ship queens, we do this one of two ways. We can either ship queens with the attendants in the cage with them, or outside of their cage. A CMQ is short for California Mini Queencage. It is just big enough for a queen bee to be placed in. Because it is small, the CMQ is ideal for shipping lots of queens at once, with loose attendant bees on top of the cages to care for them. When shipping a small number of queens, it makes more sense to put the attendant bees in the cage with them. This cage has 3 holes drilled into it to accommodate the extra bees, so that is why it is called a 3-Hole cage. If you are ordering less than 9 queens we will automatically send them with attendants. If you are ordering queens for a group of people that will take them to different locations, you should order them with attendants.
