Gentle, local stock

Bees for sale

We raise calm, winter-hardy bees adapted to our Vermont seasons. Whether you're starting your first colony or expanding an apiary, we'll set you up with healthy stock and honest guidance.

This season's offerings

Reserve early — spring stock is limited and tends to sell out.

Overwintered nuc

$235

plus a $20 deposit for the nuc box

A five-frame nucleus colony that has already proven it can survive a Vermont winter.

Laying, locally-raised queen
Frames of brood, honey & pollen
Ready to install in your equipment

Package bees

Varied

Three pounds of bees with a mated queen — the classic, affordable way to start a hive.

Roughly 10,000 bees
Caged, mated queen included
Spring pickup at the farm

Mated queens

$45 & up

Requeen a colony or replace a failing queen with gentle, productive genetics.

Open-mated from our best lines
Marked on request
Summer availability

Pickup only at the apiary in Tunbridge, VT. We'll email pickup windows as your bees are ready.

New to bees?

We don't just sell you a box and wave goodbye

Every first-time keeper who buys from us gets a walk-through on installation day and a standing invitation to email questions through that first season. If you'd like the full foundation, pair your bees with our beginner workshop.

See beginner classes

Reserve your bees for spring

Tell us what you're after and we'll hold stock with a deposit.

Reserve bees