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Honey Bee Packages Delivery Dates are set for 2023!
  • March 19 for our first delivery date.
  • May 14 for our second delivery date.

3# Package Honey Bees with a Queen

$143.00 - $149.00

Three-pound package of Italian Honey Bees (approx. 10,000 bees). The package includes a queen - select the option to have her marked to easily locate her (a dot placed on the queen). Pick up is in either March or May 2022,. You will receive an email(s) with information on picking up your bees as the date approaches.

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Queen Honey Bee

$39.00 - $45.00

We offer mated Italian honey bees. They will be available in March or May at the same time as our packages. You do not need to order an extra queen with a package (unless you just need another queen). Pick up is in March or May, ignore the date at checkout. You will receive an email(s) with information on picking up your queen as Spring approaches. 

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Honey

$18.27

Each 1-pound bottle of honey is local, unprocessed, and bottled straight from our hives.  Taste the sweetness of honey gathered by our bees and bottled right here in Williamsburg, VA


NOTE: You may come and purchase honey (cash or check) on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, July 8,9,10, and 15, 16, 17 2022 from my home - 304 Back Forty Loop Williamsburg VA 23188 between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Alternatively, you may purchase here online and pick up your honey on the same dates.


We DO NOT ship honey. Note, that sales tax is included in the price.

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Quick Start Combo- Nuc & woodenware

$510.00

Only a few left!

This combination starter set includes all the woodenware you need for your first year of beekeeping and the honey bees raised in your equipment as a nuc. This is our easiest way to begin beekeeping! And, the queen is marked for free! This starter set includes:

  • 1 nuc of honey bees with a marked queen - 5 medium fully drawn out frames with brood, honey/nectar, and pollen
  • Assembled & painted:
  • Telescoping outer cover
  • Inner cover
  • Solid bottom board
  • Three medium boxes (supers/brood boxes)
  • 24 frames

You will receive an email when your nuc is ready in April/May (weather dependent).! At the same time, we will provide you with the extra equipment. Ignore the immediate pickup note at checkout and the order confirmation email

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Quick Start Combo- Package Bees & Woodenware

$465.00

Only a few left!

This combination starter set includes all the woodenware you need for your first year of beekeeping and the honey bees. The queen is marked for free! This starter set includes:


  • 1 package of honey bees with a marked queen
  • Assembled:
  • Telescoping outer cover
  • Inner cover
  • Solid bottom board
  • Three medium boxes (supers/brood boxes)
  • Note: Medium frames are not included due to the wide variation in preferences. Please order your frames separately.


You will receive an email when your hive is ready, before the bees. Ignore the immediate pickup note at checkout and the order confirmation email, you will receive an email(s) with information on picking up your bees as March or May approaches. 

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Nuc hive - Italian honey bees with a Marked queen

$235.00

Sold out

Nucs (Nucleus Colonies) are small honey bee colonies created from larger colonies. The term refers both to the smaller size box and the colony of honeybees within it. After placing your order, you will be contacted to arrange the transfer of your nuc to your own equipment. Nucs will be available for pickup in mid to late April / May. These are five-frame, medium nucs. Ignore the immediate pickup note at checkout and the order confirmation email You will receive an email(s) with information on picking up your bees when they are ready. 

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