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!
THERE IS STILL TIME TO ORDER BEES!
PREMIUM GENETICS
CARNIOLAN / ITALIAN HYBRID – CULTIVATED FOR OVER 40 YEARS
PICK UP LOCATION : THE HISTORIC GREENBRIER FARMS 225 SIGN PINE ROAD CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA
PICK UP DATE : THURSDAY APRIL 16TH EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS ONLY!!
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.
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!
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. This year’s 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
These 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.
PRICE PER NUC – $ 199.00 PLUS 6% VA STATE SALES TAX = $210.94
ALL TAX EXEMPT GROUPS CAN AVOID PAYING VA STATE TAX BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION.
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.
