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Nuc Boxes for 2020

In the interest of sustainability, we’ve decided to deliver our bees in wooden nuc boxes this year, rather than disposable paper or plastic boxes. Our intention is that you’ll have a valuable piece in your beekeeping, and a place to raise a new colony on your own in the following year if your bees make […]

Bee Equipment Available for Pre-Order

Bee Equipment Available for Pre-Order

We will be placing an order for equipment and as a courtesy to our customers we are happy to order equipment for you (and assemble and/or paint if you’d like). Orders are for pickup in Loveland or Parker Colorado only, and will be at the same time as your bee pickup unless arranged separately in […]

Initial Splits

We’ve had an eventful weekend in the bee yards, and things are moving along a little more quickly than expected. We’ve been watching the weather and looking at Wednesday of this week for splits, and the bees are on the same schedule. We learned a lot about bee math and swarms when our Love colony […]

Update 4/16/19

We inspected all of the colonies again today and were pleased to see so many bees. Dandelions are popping up everywhere, and our Nanking cherries are blooming, with the peaches due in a few days, so the girls are bringing in lots of pollen and nectar, and orientation flights are getting more dramatic every day. […]

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