The honey bees for sale are properly mated queens from known and purchased Queen Mother stock that are grafted and mated locally. We verify the new queens laying patterns before selling them to provide a quality product.
If the honey bees for sale that you are purchasing are a 5-frame NUC, we offer different ways you can do this to allow for any budget.
- You can do a “BYOB” (bring your own box) for the most economical purchase, where you come to the farm and pick up your bees placing our 5-frames right into your own 5-frame or 10-frame box.
- The next level up includes an EZ NUC that you can pick up your bees in, simply close the entrance, tape the lid and you are on your way.
- Lastly, we also build custom wooden 5-frame NUC boxes (unpainted) that you can pick up your bees in. We will put a screen across the entrance, bring a ratchet strap and you are on your way. Don’t forget to move the bees into a 10-frame box and paint that box after you do.
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Honey Bee Pest & Disease Intensive | Hands-On Series, includes Suiting Up and Going into the Hives (1-day)
This is a unique and one of a kind opportunity to actually work the bees in actual bee hives as part of the Hands-on portion of the workshop. We will suit you up and take a close look at the bees, doing varroa testing, setting small hive beetle traps, and looking for wax moth larvae along with SHB larvae. You will be learning how to be a more successful beekeeper, by learning the challenges of IPM in Florida, where we have no brood breaks nor temps to kill off pests with personal hands-on experience working in the hive. Learn from a UF Advanced Master Beekeepers
Class Lecture on Saturday from 9am-1pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
- A deep dive into Pests
- A deep dive into Diseases
- Dissection & Microscope work - trachael mite count
- Microscope work - Nosema count
- Varroa Sticky Board demonstration
- Treatment thresholds & options
Hands-On Workshop on Saturday from 1pm-4/5pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
- Varroa Sugar Roll - how to do the test in the apiary
- Varroa Alcohol Wash - how to do the test in the apiary
- Hive Beetle Traps - using 3 different trap methods
- Identify various pests and diseases in the apiary
Students registration includes:
- Pest Test Sampler Kit for Varroa & SHB
- Lunch & bottled water
Bee 101 is a pre-requisite for this class. Haven't taken Bee 101? Click here to sign up for the next one.
You will need to bring your own PPE (veil and gloves at minimum) and hive tool
eWaiver required for Hands-on Workshop portion. Additional equipment and protective gear available for purchase.
REGISTRATION ends on Wednesday before workshop. REGISTER TODAY, so you don't miss out!
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Limited seats available. Register early
Early Bird Discount for Additional Family Members ends Jul 1st at 9am.
We do not have honey bees for sale from our bee removals!
The honey bees that come to the farm from bee removals are quarantined for a period of time to allow us to monitor them for any pests or diseases as well as temperament. In most cases, we have to re-queen these colonies to help dilute the africanized traits that are common in our region; therefore. they are not for sale.
