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2026 Package Bees - Local pickup only!
$175.00
PACKAGE BEES FOR SPRING 2026: Order by December 31st and receive last year's price! 3# PACKAGES WITH MARKED RUSSIAN HYBRID QUEENS - $175 We will have more detailed info about...
Bee Safe Yard Sign
$10.00
Let the neighbors know you are caring for your lawn and the insects that live on it by avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The design on the sign is an...
Bee Sex Essentials
$25.00
By Dr. Lawrence John Connor. "This book . . . provides not only the background information necessary to understand honey bee genetics and breeding, it also contains a wealth of...
Beekeeper's Handbook
$29.95
The current (fourth) edition of the definitive text by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitable is newly updated with lots of information about Colony Collapse Disorder, Varroa mites, African honey bees,...
Beekeeping Gloves
$19.95
We love Bucko gloves. Supple goatskin gloves, cotton sleeves, and ventilated wrists for those hot days in the bee yard. Leave the dishwashing gloves in the kitchen - it's time...
Beekeeping Jacket with Veil
$85.00
This is our favorite style of protective gear for backyard and sideline beekeepers. The fencing-style veil is zippered to the jacket and a velcro closure offers complete protection while allowing...
Bucket Bench
$17.00
There is a wonderful moment in every beekeeper's life when they harvest more than one bucket of honey. This is the tool for that time. Used for bucket to bucket...
Comb Capper
$36.00
The perfect tool for backyard beekeepers with just a super or two of honey to extract Fits any standard 5 gallon bucket (a mesh bag is recommended - not included)...
Complete Garden Hive (Copper Cover) Kit (8 or 10 frame)
$470.00
If you want your beehives to be a lovely garden feature, this is the hive for you. Beautifully crafted woodenware from Forest Hill Woodworking in Pennsylvania, with foundation wax from...
Complete Hive Kit (8 or 10 frame)
$375.00
The 8-frame is the hive set-up we use and the one we recommend. 8 frame equipment is lighter, and nobody's back is getting any younger; the bees seem to do...
Copper Garden Hive Cover
$135.00
From Forest Hill Woodworking in Pennsylvania - we think this is the nicest English Garden Hive Top on the market. Durable box joint construction and heavy gauge copper will make...
Deluxe Nuc Box Setup
$110.00
The first step toward a sustainable apiary is the creation of nucleus colonies. They can be used for management, increase, or as a backup against winter losses. These nucs are...
Deluxe Uncapping Fork
$38.00
We will not harvest honey without a good uncapping fork. The knife gets most of the cap, then we clean up the rest with this fork. There are cheaper models...
Fischer's Bee Quick
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This is our favorite way to get the bees out of supers for honey harvest time without foul odors or toxic chemicals. Just spray it on a fume board (available...
Following the Wild Bees
$18.95
Drawing on decades of experience as a bee hunter and bee biologist, Professor Tom Seeley weaves informative discussions of the biology of wild honey bees with colorful historical anecdotes, personal...
Food Grade Bucket with Honey Gate and Lid
$40.00
Perfect for honey harvest time - a nice tight 1 1/2" honey gate and snug fitting lid with pour spout. Store honey without leaks, mess, or bees' attention and when...
Formic Pro (formerly Mite Away Quick Strips)
$18.00 $23.00
We have used Mite Away Quick Strips on our own hives for several years with great success. Formic Pro is the newest formulation from NOD Apiary Products. It is an...
Foundation Pins
$3.00
Don't waste your money on those pesky, expensive foundation pins you find elsewhere. Bobby pins slide effortlessly around wax and are actually long enough to reach the first wire in...
Frame Assembly Jig
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This nailing jig is used to assemble 10 frames in the time it takes for two or three individually. Line up 10 side bars, glue and nail on the top...
Frame Holder
$30.00
This tool should be in your beekeeping box. Open the hive and attach this to the edge as a place to put that frame you pulled out. Keep the bees...
Fume Board
$30.00
The perfect thing for harvesting honey supers in warm weather - just spray a bit of Fischer's Bee Quick on the felt side of the board, put it on in...
Garden Plants for Honey Bees
$50.00
Written by accomplished horticulturist and beekeeper, Peter Lindtner, this book has 394 pages packed with beautiful color photographs and information about important plants for honey bees. Organized by month of...
Hive and the Honey Bee Revisited
$30.00
L.L. Langstroth's beekeeping classic, updated and annotated by Roger Hoopingarner, PhD. "More than 150 years aftger L.L. Langstroth invented the movable-comb hive and brought beekeeping into the modern age, we...
Hive Ratchet Strap
$20.00
Around here, a good nor'easter can topple a hive even in a sheltered area. Even strapped, a hive can tip but the strap can mean the difference between an intact...
Hive Top Feeder
$13.00
This is our absolute favorite way to get syrup on a hive in Maine. The times of year when we need to feed light hives can experience very cold nights. ...
Honey B Healthy
$32.00
HONEY-B-HEALTHY: is a honeybee feeding stimulant composed of lemongrass and spearmint oil concentrate. HONEY-B-HEALTHY helps promote healthy vigorous hives when used as a feeding stimulant. Use as a feeding stimulant...
Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping
$90.00
"First released in 1999, Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping is widely accepted as a major textbook of Apiculture (beekeeping). Universities use it to teach college students bee biology and beekeeping....
Honey Bee Diseases & Pests (3rd edition)
$20.00
Every beekeeper should have on the shelf a copy of this handbook from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA). With detailed color photographs and concise text, the book outlines...
Honey Gate
$23.00
This gate can be installed into any food-grade bucket. Use a 1 5/8" hole saw to cut through the bucket, and tighten down the gate with the gasket provided.
Honey in a Hive
$5.99
This is one of those beginner books that is just as perfect for grownup beginners as it is for kids. The text is clear and concise while being wonderfully educational. ...
Honeybee Democracy
$40.00
"Honeybees make decisions collectively - and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes...
Hook-End Hive Tool
$25.00
Simply the best hive tool on the market. The frame-pulling ease of a hook-end hive tool, plus a frame-saving lever action, plus the scraping of a traditional hive tool. Careful,...
Increase Essentials
$27.00
Dr. Larry Connor examines essential aspects of making new bee colonies, from swarms or packages, purchased hives or nuclei. He looks at the impact of modern life on beekeeping, and...
Metal Mouse Guard
$12.00
Attach this guard to the hive entrance before the cold weather sets in and keep the mice outside where they belong. Available for 8 or 10 frame equipment
Natural Beekeeping
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Ross Conrad, from Vermont, is one of the early reasonable voices for keeping bees in better harmony with their place in nature. He explains how, with management techniques and soft...
Queen Castle Mating Nuc
$140.00
The perfect tool for easy backyard queen rearing without grafting and lots of specialized parts. A deep hive body is divided into three separate nucleus colonies with different entrances on...
Queen Excluder - Metal Bound
$15.00
Not every hive needs a queen excluder but it's a handy tool to have in the shed. If you're going to get one, get a good one. If your queen...
Queen Rearing Essentials
$25.00
By Dr. Lawrence John Connor, "Queen Rearing Essentials provides today's beekeepers with a clear, concise, and simple method to not only produce their own queens, but to actually improve their...
Queen Tools
$8.00
The queen catcher is a great tool to have around for those times when it's just a good idea to grab your queen when you see her and put her...
Russian Queen Bees
$60.00
WE WILL HAVE QUEENS IN STOCK THROUGH THE MID-SUMMER 2024. PLEASE CALL THE STORE IF YOU WANT TO RESERVE QUEEN(S). YOU CAN NOT ORDER QUEENS ONLINE. The price for 2024...
Screened Bottom Board
$32.00
We believe every hive should be on a screened bottom board and we recommend leaving it open all year around. The screen helps with mite control by allowing up to...
Slatted Rack
$25.00
We have had huge success with slatted racks in our apiary and recommend them in addition to a screened bottom. In spring and summer it gives the colony a place...
Smoker - Kelley Smoke Cloud with Shield
$65.00
We love the way this smoker works. It's a nice middle size for backyard beekeeping - big enough to stay smoking through a long inspection without being bulky and heavy. ...
Swarm Essentials
$25.00
Another great book from the "Essentials" series, authored by EAS Master Beekeeper Stephen Repasky and Lawrence Connor. 128 pages of concise and valuable information, along with excellent color photographs. "Swarm...
Tales from the Hive (DVD)
$19.95
Truly amazing up-close photography unlike any you have seen before. In this remarkable film about the workings of the honeybee colony you will see the mid-air "wedding flight" of a...
The Beekeeper's Bible
$40.00
Part history book, part handbook, and part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and...
The Buzz about Bees
$54.99
From researcher and author Jürgen Tautz - the Biology of a superorganism. "With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of...
The Queen Must Die
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"The Queen Must Die, and Other Affairs of Bees and Men" is a collection of essays by William Longgood that give a delightful insight into the wonders of keeping bees. ...