Would you like to have your own colony of bees? We can sell you a starter colony called a ‘hive nucleus’, or ‘nuc’ for short. Your nuc will increase in population as the queen lays eggs throughout the season, it will produce honey for you, and will teach you more about how they live and work and the important part they play in our environment. Managed well by the beekeeper, a nuc that is started in mid to late May will become a full size, powerful honey producer throughout the summer and will be strong and ready to survive winter at the end of fall. Nucs are only available from mid May to mid to end of June, but they sell out fast, so think about buying bees before the snow has gone! Contact us in March or April will give you a better chance of securing your honeybees for the season.

$350 includes everything shown below