Boston Area Beekeepers Association & The Benevolent Bee  Created for Organic Bee School 2015 

SOURCES for BEES & SUPPLIES   

Please note – this is a compilation of possible sources for you to purchase bees from. This list was  originally compiled by Boston Area Beekeepers Association (BABA), with some contributions from  the Norfolk County Beekeepers Association (NCBA) in winter/spring 2014. In late 2013/early 2014  we spoke to the owners listed below, and followed up with many of them in January 2015 (unless  otherwise notated below). These companies and individuals are all long­term beekeepers and  purveyors of bees, so there is high likelihood that you will be able to order bees directly from at  least some of these sources ​ if you act ASAP ​ (many people order bees early in the calendar year,  so it is best to get your order in as soon as you know that you want bees). That said, unless you  see a 2015 date, prices and availability may have changed slightly. Neither BABA nor NCBA is  taking orders for these bees, nor does BABA nor NCBA take any responsibility for accuracy of the  information or quality of bees. The information below is based on information provided by the  suppliers themselves.   

***If you live ​ in Boston or in the suburbs south of the city ​ and would like the convenience of a local  pickup (or just want to support a small JP community­based business, pick up your bees in JP), Bill  Perkins of the urban grange Agricultural Hall will be ordering a limited number of packages and  nucs from sources below, which he will be selling at Ag Hall in Jamaica Plain. Check his website  (​ www.aghall.com​ ) & feel free to contact him directly at ​ [email protected]​  ​ to reserve your bees​ .   

***for those just ​ north of Boston​ , Nancy Mangion of the Beekeepers Warehouse  (​ www.beekeeperswarehouse.com​ ; ​ 781­935­6090) is a great, friendly, knowledgeable local source  of bees, supplies and beekeeping information. Her approach to beekeeping is to let nature lead the  way, which we at Boston Area Beekeepers Association also appreciate. More details below.   

BEES  Packages:    *none of these will be local, because our season is too short to produce packages   

Nancy Mangion *has Packages for $120 each, arriving after May 1,  2015  Beekeepers Warehouse → ​ Nancy has been beekeeping for decades and is a   1 Sullivan St, Woburn MA            ​ wealth of knowledge in addition to being a  convenient ​ 781­935­6090            ​ source of bees & equipment for those  north of Boston  www.beekeeperswarehouse.com   

Gold Star Honeybees *Natural/small cell packages   Gardiner, ME (great for TBHs, Warre hives or foundationless Langstroth)  207­449­1121 → prices will be posted in late Jan. 2015   http://www.goldstarhoneybees.com/          

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NEBEES Packages (still available as of 1/20/15)  12 Louis Avenue, Tyngsboro, MA *Pick­up days: April 13 & April 20  877­632­3371; (978) 957­2233 → cost is $120­125/package  [email protected]   http://shop.nebees.com/category.sc?categoryId=8   

Rollin Hannan Jr. *Packages (from the south) available as of 1/20/15   Hannan Honey LLC → prices to be posted & ordering available soon  480 Hulls Hill Rd.  Southbury, CT 06488   (203)264­7005  [email protected]  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hannan­Honey­LLC/179125258038     Dan Conlon Queens & Packages, but probably no Nucs this year (2015)  Warm Colors Apiary → Italian packages for $110 (3rd week of April 2015)  South Deerfield, MA → Russian Hybrid packages for $115 (1st week of April 2015)  413­665­4513 *Packages from Rossman and Hardeman (GA). Pickup in S. Deerfield.  [email protected]​ ; ​ [email protected]   http://www.warmcolorsapiary.com/    Wood’s Bees Packages, Queens, ltd. Nucs (deep frames, from LA; may have  Wood’s Beekeeping Supply his own local overwintered nucs available in May)  Lincoln, RI *NOT treatment­free   401­305­2355 → packages are $115­$125 & due in April 10th 2015  [email protected]  → Ltd. # of nucs, $185 apiece & ready ~1st week of May 2015  www.woodsbees.com     NUCS (+ some Queens, Packages)​ :    Merrimack Valley Apiaries    Nucs​  (not treatment­free)  96 Dudley Rd SOLD OUT as of 1/20/15  Billerica MA $150 each ($145 for 25+)  978­667­5380          *Italian/Carniolan hybrid stock  www.crystalsrawhoney.com​  (order bees online)  [email protected]     Bob Brachmann  Queens (Russian), Nucs?  Cold Weather Queens  *not sure of 2015 availability  7590 Maples Rd.  Little Valley, NY 14755  (716) 699­4145  [email protected]​ ; ​ [email protected]  www.coldcountryqueens.com 

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        Andrew Munkres          *Had Nucs & Queens in 2014, not sure of 2015  availability  Middlebury, VT  802 462 3722  [email protected]  ADDITIONAL INFO: His stock is a mix of VSH, Russian and Carniolan breeds.   He raises his own queens from the queens which overwintered two winters, from   colonies which showed good honey production, gentleness, low swarming tendency, etc.   Treatment free.     Full Bloom Apiaries / Alan Holmberg 2015: Nucs (in deep frames), Queens ($30)   Franklin, CT          → $160 for nuc w/ new queen, $190 for nuc w/ overwintered  queen  860 235 0624  [email protected]   www.fullbloomapiaries.com   ADDITIONAL INFO: Overwintered New World Carniolans, queens mated with drones   selected from proven honey producing, disease­resistant, CT overwintered colonies.   Little or no treatment. Pickup in May. Choice of nucs made with 2014 spring queens *or* queens  raised in CT in spring 2014 & overwintered in CT).     McFarline Apiaries / Tim McFarline Nucs (5­frame deeps), Queens  Benson, VT *still available as of 1/13/15 (pick­up June 21)  802 537 3294 → may want to verify that info below still applies  to   [email protected]     his 2015 nucs as this info was gathered in  2014  www.mcfarlineapiaries.com   ADDITIONAL INFO *from 2014: McFarline's Apiary uses no treatments of any kind nor any   manipulations to reduce remove or impede varroa nor mask or treat diseases. I have and   am still collecting a diversity of queens locally and elsewhere in the country, raising   daughters from these and propagating the best survivors. My breeders are 2 winters old,   ensuring adequate assessment over time and in differing stages of growth. I select for   large brood chambers (high honey potential), disease free, gentle, showing no adverse   effect from varroa. The queens and drones are not racially pure. The nucs I sell are overwintered  and so have the advantage of the queen surrounded by her own bees and brood. The nucs are   either sold as 4 ­5 frame or 8­frame. We also sell queens beginning middle june and   ending mid­august. The nucs are picked up in Vermont/NY. No frame exchange but you   will need your own equipment.  

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  Alden & Carolyn Marshall         ​ Nucs; Packages from GA (Wilbanks’ and Gardner’s Apiaries)  B_Line Apiaries → nuc: $120 (pickup May through early June)  Hudson, NH 03051 → Italian package: $100 (early May pick­up)  (603) 883­6764 → Carniolan package: $110 (early May pick­up)  [email protected]  → Queens (Italian or Carniolan): $25 (+ $2 for marking)  http://mvbee.org/b_line/        *all still available as of 1/20/15  Nucs are 5­frame mediums (need to bring hive body to put them in) from his own hives; buys new  queens to create nucs (N. CA Heitkam ­ hygienic); uses only drone trapping ­ no chems (Info from  2014)          Queens Only:​   *see above for other suppliers who also have Queens    Dean Stiglitz & Ramona Herboldsheimer  Queens (No treatment, Survivor, Small Cell)  Golden Rule Honey   Leominster MA  978­407­3934  www.beeuntoothers.com     Anarchy Apiaries (Sam Comfort) Queens, Langstroth Nucs, Top Bar Nucs  [email protected] *natural/small cell; treatment­free; survivor stock  http://anarchyapiaries.org/hivetools/ → not sure of 2015 availability      Beekeeping Supplies​ :    Local​ :  http://www.aghall.com/beekeeping.html​  Agricultural Hall (urban ag supply store & grange in JP)  http://www.beekeeperswarehouse.com/​  Beekeepers’ Warehouse (bees & supplies; Woburn)  http://www.nebees.com​  New England Beekeeping Supplies (Tyngsboro)  http://www.buzzingrooster.com​  Buzzing Rooster (hand­made Langstroth, Warre & Top Bar Hives; Boylston)  http://www.followthehoney.com​  Follow the Honey (locally made Japanese­style hives; Cambridge)    Regional/National​ :  www.lagrantshoneybees.com​  413­967­5064 (Ware, MA)  www.humbleabodesinc.com​  877­4­BEE­BOX (Windsor, ME)  www.betterbee.com​  800­632­3379 (Greenwich, NY)  www.dadant.com​  217­847­3324 (Hamilton, IL)  http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/​  (NC & PA)  www.mannlakeltd.com​  800­880­7694 (Hackensack, MN) 

2015 Sources for Bees and Supplies - Boston Area Beekeepers ...

pickup (or just want to support a small JP communitybased business, pick up your bees ... Perkins of the urban grange Agricultural Hall will be ordering a limited number of packages and .... www.betterbee.com​ 8006323379 (Greenwich, NY).

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