I was on the fence whether I wanted to get some or not, and then someone in the local bee club was in need of a queen. We ended up buying 5, so the shipping was only $4 per queen. Check with your local club to see if anyone else wants to go in with you on it. You can pay him through Paypal and it was very easy. The queens look nice, although I have to say some of my local gals have his beat by a long shot if you are going just by size. But I'm anxious to try the zombees, as I had not heard of them before and I'm all treatment free myself.