2026 Bee Orders – Away We GO!

2026 Ordering Information

Here we are again, it’s time to post bee orders for the 2026 season! I just returned a few days ago from The North American Honey Bee Expo, and I couldn’t be more excited for the coming season! As always, lots of learning was done in 2025, and I hope that never stops…EVER!

I say it every year and mean it, I know you have many choices when buying bees and queens, and we sure do appreciate you trusting us with your hard-earned money! We cannot wait to see you soon! Thank you for allowing us to serve you for for 16 years now! If you have been happy with the service, please share our information to any beekeeping friends who need bees or queens. We are here to help. Please don’t ever hesitate to ask any questions!

• 3lb Package with marked queens $140
• 5 Frame Nucleus Colonies in plastic nuc box are $200

(If you would like to order quantities over 50 please reach out for special pricing)

Ordering Instructions:

To place your order, click on the link to our store in the upper right corner of our webpage. Click on the product and choose checkout now. You can modify the quantity you’re looking to purchase and choose update. When you’ve picked out everything, choose checkout. If you purchased from us last year and created an account, you can choose returning customer; if you’re new, you’ll fill out your information. Please be sure your email AND phone are the best to reach you at; we will not contact you unless necessary. It’s also a good idea to make sure our email address won’t be flagged as SPAM, preventing you from seeing your confirmation or future communications from us! After the order, you will have a confirmation email within minutes. If you don’t see that, please check your junk mail. Please also consider using a cell phone, as texting can make things easier.

Payment Options:

We accept cash, check, PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo, Apple / Google / Microsoft Pay, or credit cards. When choosing payments please know you can pay by cash or check by choosing pay later with zero transaction fees to me! (this REALLY helps me out and I don’t deposit the checks until late March / early April).

Not Sure What To Order?

I put together a blog post a few years back outlining the differences as well as the pros and cons. Still deciding if you should buy a “Nuc” or a “Package” checkout, a blog post should answer most of your questions! When asked, I usually recommend NUC’s almost every time! Over the winter, I’ll be working on some blog entries to answer some of the common questions we see from new as well as some returning customers. If you haven’t enrolled in an introduction course, please find one locally, or I’m happy to recommend one.

Where Do I Buy My Hardware and Supplies?

We are NOT selling hardware, we are WAY too busy focusing on bees. I’d direct your business to Hillco Bees LLC. We have purchased gear from John over the years and can only say great things about his family run business. The quality is second to none, his prices are great, and if you have any issues, he’ll make it right! Please consider supporting another local small business!

I Need Some Help!

If you have any questions, please reach out either via text or email, and I’ll be happy to help with product details, payments, ordering questions, or anything else! If you send an email and haven’t heard back within a few days, please text or call 630-728-1400! (texting really works the best)