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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Intro to Beekeeping | Become a Beekeeper Hands-On Series, includes Suiting Up and Going into the Hives (2-days)
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. You will be learning how to use the tools, what you are looking for and have personal hands-on experience working in the hive. Learn from a UF Advanced Master Beekeeper [not included in the non-beekeeper ticket]
Class Lecture on Saturday from 9am-5pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
- Becoming a Beekeeper
- Basic Tools
- Hive Equipment
- How to Get Started
- Maintaining Your Hive
- Working Bees
- Hive Structure
- Colony Structure
- General Management
- SW Florida Forage
- Products of the Hive
- Honey Harvesting
- Pests & Diseases
Hands-On Workshop on Sunday from 11am-5/6pm at GreenView Aquaponics Family Farm & Apiary, at 4160 Old Burnt Store Road, N, Cape Coral, FL 33993
- Bee PPE/Lighting Smoker - how to suit up and light the smoker the right way.
- Hive Inspections/Splits - over-the-shoulder with UF Advanced Master Beekeeper
- Into the Hive - hands-on experience with the bees. YOU will be working with the bees. To identify:
- Identification of eggs, open brood, and capped brood
- Brood patterns
- Honey and pollen stores
- Pests
- Finding the queen
- Varroa Sugar Role Test - hands-on testing for the bees nemesis, the varroa mite
- Hive Building - build you own hive and frames onsite using our jigs, nails, staples
- Jigs - how to build a frame jig to make your hive building easier
Students receive a Basic Start Up Kit that includes:
- 10-frame Langstroth Hive w Deep Hive Body, 10 frames with Foundation, Migratory Top Board and Bottom Board,
- Beekeeper Veil,
- Gloves,
- Smoker,
- Hive Tool
Membership included:
- Gulf Coast Beekeepers of Florida - 1 yr
Does not include BEEs or FDACS Beekeeper Registration.
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Discounts for couples that only want one set of equipment. Additional equipment and protective gear available for purchase at 10% discount.
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Already have everything listed in the Basic Start Up Kit? Simply give us a jingle at 239-558-1130 and you may be able to sign up as an ADDITIONAL Family Member instead.
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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.
