OVERWINTERED HONEYBEES – Serving North Carolina, Virginia, & surrounding Eastern locations

And just like that, the 2022 beekeeping season is here! We have begun taking orders for our annual early to mid April nuc pick up at the beautiful and Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, VA. It’s been a mild winter so far and our bees haven’t skipped a beat , they are revving up their engines and preparing for a superb honey flow throughout 2022. Visit our order page to reserve your nucs for this Spring. We sold out and ran out of stock quickly last year with the influx of new beekeepers so do not hesitate to get your orders in!

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WE ARE HONEYBEE ADVOCATES WHO ARE DETERMINED TO INCREASE THE HONEYBEE POPULATION IN THE USA.
EACH APRIL WE MAKE OUR WAY UP THE EAST COAST WITH OUR BEES DISPERSING THEM TO BEEKEEPERS ALONG THE WAY. JOIN THE BEE BRIGADE AND BECOME A BEEKEEPER!
  • PREMIUM GENETICS
  • CARNIOLAN / ITALIAN HYBRID – CULTIVATED FOR OVER 40 YEARS
  • 5 DEEP FRAMES
  • PRO NUC BOX
  • NO BOX OR FRAME EXCHANGE

PICK UP LOCATION : GREENBRIER FARMS 225 SIGN PINE ROAD – CHESAPEAKE, VA

PLACE ORDERS NOW

NUC PICK UP DATE : APRIL 2022

PLEASE CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS

info@ncvabeenucs.com

We are members of or are otherwise associated with the Norfolk Beekeepers Association, Tidewater Beekeepers Association, the Virginia Beach Bee Club, the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, and Colonial Beekeepers Association.

  • State Inspected

Before we allow our beekeepers to pick up their bees, each nuc must be inspected by the State Apiarist to be sure the queens and worker bees are in good form exhibiting superb laying patterns and free of disease or mite infestation.

State Inspection is conducted by the State Apiarist to verify our premium genetic queens , workers, and brood are in top form , disease free and ready for their new hive homes.

Each year, we contract to disperse a large number of honeybees in this region. We are privileged to offer these genetically superior, overwintered bees (NOT packages) from one of the finest apiaries in the US, the same bees provided by Brushy Mountain for many years. All bees are properly inspected and come with all appropriate credentials.

OUR BEES ARRIVE BY TRUCK , UNDER NETTING, IN 5 DEEP FRAME PRO NUC BOXES, READY TO BEGIN THEIR NEW LIVES CHEZ VOUS!

Learn about our bees.

Here’s to another happy season of beekeeping and high hopes for an abundant honey flow.

~ The Bee Team

Our Bees

Our bee farmer has been breeding and refining his hives for 40 years. The bees are an Italian-Carniolan hybrid with what they are calling “canine” hygienic behavior. They rip Varroa mites apart! Our mated queens are the result of years of research, dedication and hard work. Selected from the strongest stock and monitored throughout their development, our queens are young, healthy and laying. This is one way we are able to provide some of the best nucs available anywhere. The supplier is on the board of the American Honey Producers Association and works closely with Cornell Dyce Labs for Honeybee Studies, providing both bees and information for their research.

WHY PURCHASE OVERWINTERED NUCS?

Nucleus bee colonies established during the foraging season minimize colony loss by correcting queen issues. A queen who is already mated and laying will make for a much stronger hive going into winter. The young bees are also much less aggressive because they’re loyal to their queen.
The following spring, the hive will likely quickly be robust enough to split (keep it or sell it!) to prevent swarming, break the mite cycle and STILL produce a honey harvest.
Our nucs are among the very best Italian-Carniolan hybrids in the US, have superior genetics for hygienic behavior, attitude and honey. Overwintered in northern SC, it is possible for us to have them ready for delivery to our buyers in April,  ready to rock and roll.

OUR NUCS

Our nucs are very robust 5-frame deeps that likely need splitting within a month AND will produce a honey harvest this year with proper beekeeping practices. We are transporting the bees in new weather resistant, lightweight Pro Nuc boxes (durable and recyclable) which are yours to keep. No frame exchange is necessary.

  • ALL TAX EXEMPT GROUPS CAN AVOID PAYING VA STATE TAX BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION.
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Pro Nuc 5 Deep Frames

  • Durable and recyclable BPA free full lock lid closable entrances on both sides
  • Designed for bee tight shipping without cutting off airflow
  • Designed to nest and stack on top of another
  • Holds five 9⅛” frames
  • Measures 9⅝” deep, 11″ wide, 22″ long

WE DELIVER ANYWHERE ALONG THE EAST COAST AND BORDERING STATES FOR FREE ON BULK ORDERS OF 250 NUCS OR MORE!

Reserve your nucs now – WE SELL OUT EVERY YEAR!

We are members of or are otherwise associated with the Norfolk Beekeepers Association, Tidewater Beekeepers Association, the Virginia Beach Bee Club, the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association, and Colonial Beekeepers Association.

CONTACT THE BEE TEAM!

Contact us with any questions concerning our bees.

EMAIL info@ncvabeenucs.com

A FIELD OF BEES AT OUR ANNUAL BEE PICK UP AT GREENBRIER FARMS IN CHESAPEAKE, VA

YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE FOR PREMIUM GENETICS OVERWINTERED HONEYBEE STARTER NUCS SERVING THE MID ATLANTIC EAST COAST USA