Every colony begins in a test tube. This one, 16 × 160 mm borosilicate glass with a round, water-tight bottom, is the founding tube keepers across Europe rely on. Fill a third with water, plug with cotton, add the queen, and you have the dark, humid chamber she needs to lay her first brood. Crystal clear so you can watch without disturbing her, heat-resistant, reusable for generations. Sold as a single tube.

Start your colony the way experienced keepers do, and add one to your order.