Bee Packages for 2018 The Delivaries from the 12th are about done we will bring in more bees on the 22nd of April Call Jack at   

907-365-9199 or            Jim at                        907-317-2367 for last minute purchases.  There will be no deliveries to the Kenai on the 22nd of April only Anchorage pick up.      

We will have an additional shipment to FAIRBANKS later with the second shipment.  That is still to come in on the 22nd of April

 Call Jack orJim at the number above after April to see if we can still fit you on the 12th of April,  SE Alaska,  And Kenai will not have a second chance.  April 12th is the only delivery for Kenai, SE Alaska.  Only if you order 10 or more packs can we ship to those areas at a later date, that will meet the freight minimums.

Anchorage, Fairbanks and Palmer and Wasilla will be able to be shipped in the 2nd shippment. 

If you ordered before April your Delivary is the 12 of April.

Fairbanks and SE and the Kenai are all on the 12th or April

We can deliver later orders to SE Alaska if there are more than 10 packs in total traveling to those areas to help with the freight. Other wise the cost of freight makes it difficult.  The freight may be more than the cost of the bees.  

The weather in California has been cool and wet and the bees are delayed a few days the 8th delivery is moved to the 12th of April and the second delivery  we are trying to move to the 22th of April. 

there may be one later date but at this time we have the two dates. Later Bees can cost more due to  not having the orders locked in early.

 Watch here for possible later deliveries or any Cahnges

We will have bees again this year. The price has increased again this year, but a little less than in previous years. We do have an early buy program to help keep prices down.  The 4lb single queen packages the prices will be Anchorage/Fairbanks $205, Kenai Penninsula $209 and Southeast Alaska $209. We will have the same types as last year, Carniolan, Italian and Old World Carniolan. We will have the first delivery on the 12th of April. The second delivary is aimed at the 20th of Apriil.  Additional queens available for $35. (only 2 queen hives should need this)(not recommended for novices)

 Beneath all that snow spring is getting ready and so am I. If you want bees for polination, honey production or just because you want a bee hive Now is the time to purchase the bees. Don't wait till the last minute and find out we are sold out for the year. REMEMBER! Your order is not booked until payment is received! Pay early and save big. We will be making an effort to find more bees later in the season if we have too many orders.

What We Do

We distribute 3 and 4 lb packages of bees. 4 lb packages work out best for our Alaska customers, 3 lb packages are acceptable in the NW United States. 

Our listed prices are delivered prices dropped off in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Palmer, Wasilla.  Other Alaska locations are possible but call us and we will figure out the additional shipping costs. 

Bee Keeping Classes

Bee Classes for 2018 are all finished look 

for February next year for classes again

The class location will be dependant on the size so our location will be determined a week or so before the class. Bring a lunch or snack to see you through it means you can snack and still ask questions during a break.  We cover what to do and not to do in Aalska. The location is to be determined.   It will start at 10:00am to 4:00pm.

   Whitch Bees to use???

Bees are Italian, New World Carniolan, and Old World Carniolan are the main bees.  Also Buckfast, Russian, Caucasian, Cordovan.

In the US most large breeders carry Italian (Yellow) and Carniolan Honey Bees. I carry Koehnen and Sons Bees they do have a web page you can visit.  Click on Queens to read about the product.

The Italian Bees I carry are Italian and Cordovan cross. 

New world Carniolan bees result when the Italian (Yellow and Black) and Carniolan bees (Black) are raised in the same yard.  When breeding takes place the drones that mate with any queen are at random.  The young that result from the mating can be black or yellow as the queen will mate with many drones.  So the New World Carniolan is a cross-breed. These work well in the areas of Anchorage to Fairbanks.  Most of the Italians sold do well in the warmer areas such as Fairbanks.  

The Old Wold Carniolan bee is rasied in a different yard with only the Carniolan drone.  Cross-breeding with other types of bees is less likley.

The Old World Carniolan bees are more agressive in all ways. They will work harder in the cold and wet and they will come at you quicker when you go into the hive. In the Fairbanks hot dry weather they may be more likley to swarm.  They are prefered in The cooler SE area of Alaska such as Juneau and in the Anchorage area.  Any area that has colder summers

The Italian bees are used in the warmer dryer areas such as Fairbanks Alaska.  

 What we do?? 

 WE use Alaskans to distribute the bees, to get the packages to you.  We distribute to all areas of the state with bees traveling from Homer to Fairbanks. That includes droping at Soldotna, Wasilla, Palmer, and we can meet Seward people on the way to Soldotna.  

We also ship bees to Juneau and Ketchikan and can include trips to Skagway, Haines, Craig. etc.  Bees  that continue beyond Juneau or Ketchikan will need to be carried by a local carrier which we can suggest or you can specify.  

The bees are available early to mid April.  We will post delivery dates later or notify you which dates you have.  Generaly early orders are shipped on the 1st shipments. Some prefer later dates because they are not going to be in town please let us know.  

Delays in the arrival of the bees in April can be expected about once every 6 to 8 years because the queens are not mated yet.  If the weather is not good and it is raining the Queens will not fly for mating.  The Queens must fly from the hive and be mated in mid air so if it is raining they will not fly.  This can delay the delivery of the bees.  We want to have well mated Queens so a delay is nessessary. After she is mated the Queen is tested for fertility before she is placed in your package.  Most years there is no problem and no delay. 

I travel to the bee fields and have crews of a couple persons to help move the bees to the air transportation.  We move the bees in the cool of the day and can venilate them or spray them to keep them cool.  

We offer discount prices early on because we do not need extra help to process your order.  Later when we become busier we need more help and so the price is increased to help cover the cost.  By March we are preparing to transport the bees and again more help is needed so we must charge to our base price to process the later orders.  We may also be able to find some later bees that we will be able to bring in.  These will certainly cost more as they are last minute deliveries from bee suppliers and we will be paying more for these bees from the source. 

Help Keep Prices Low By Ordering Early. 

Call Us Today! 

(907) 365-9199  

4 LB. Bee Packages 

Anchorage/Fairbanks $205

Southeast Alaska $209

 3 LB. Bee Packages

Not available in Alaska 

2018 prices TBA 

Call us.

(907) 365-9199

Queens

  $35

A later delivery will be on the 22th of April