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Local Michigan Overwintered Nucs
(nucleus colonies)
Mary Bouma Hopkins, MI
Nucs: 5-frame deeps
available early May through mid-June 2024
My honey bees overwinter in Dorr, Moline, and Byron Center, MI.
I use Mel Disselkoen’s OTS method to rear my queens.
$180 each, $175 for 2 or more
Please contact me to save your place on my 2024 list.
Heather’s Honeybees
Dorr, MI
Nucs: 5-frame deeps
Nucs with MI queens mated July 2023 will be available early May 2024 and 2024 Spring NUCs will be available late May or early June.
Each nucleus colony includes at least two frames brood plus frames with honey, pollen and drawn comb.
Nucs come in a vented Jester EZ Nuc for easy transport.
My bees stay in Southwestern Michigan year round and I rear my own queens from overwintered Michigan stock.
Numbers are limited, so please contact me to reserve yours today. Nucs come in a vented Jester EZ Nuc for easy transport. It is my pleasure to serve both new and seasoned beekeepers alike.
Holland Heritage Bee Company Holland, MI
2024 Sold Out - waiting list
Nucs: 5-frame deeps
Reservations for 2024 Spring NUCs began in Nov/Dec 2023.
Overwintered Michigan bees. Limited quantities available, reservations on first-come-first served basis.
5 -frame deeps with at least two frames of brood, laying queen, balance with honey, pollen, drawn or partially drawn out foundation in a reusable NUC box.
Available May - early June
Pickup in Holland Michigan
Contact Rick, HABA board member & 5th generation beekeeper:
Beekeeping Equipment & Packaged Bees
Don Lam Bees Holland, MI
Located in Holland, Michigan, carries everything you need to get started and beyond. Don offers packages of northern genetics bees that overwinter in the south.
Located in offers packages and queens from Olivarez in California, including Italian, Carniolan and Saskatraz genetics. You must pick up at their site in Swartz Creek, MI.
…is an organization designed to support beekeepers in the Northern States by promoting collaboration between beekeepers and by providing resources for more sustainable beekeeping.
Buy or Sell local bees and Local Queen Exchange network.
Other Suppliers
Mann Lake Ltd. (Hackensack, MN)
Dadant & Sons (Local outlet in Albion, MI)
Blue Sky Bee Supply (Ravenna, OH; a source for polystyrene hives from Norway.)
Other
Offers/Requests
Willing to Host your Hives on our Property - Zeeland
If you are a beekeeper in the West Michigan area looking for locations to place hives for the upcoming growing season I would be interested in hosting 1 or 2 hives. There are water sources nearby within a tenth of a mile. I live in the Zeeland area and have a fairly large garden and I'd like to increase the amount of bees for pollination. At this point, I'm not interested in becoming a beekeeper myself. ~ Dave N.
Looking for a beekeeper interested in placing some hives on our property.
We own 70 acres (50 woods/20 grass land) with a 1 acre 18 ft. deep pond that has never been farmed so it is free of herbicides, pesticides, etc. At one time it was a private hunting preserve. One of the grassy fields that is nearby the formerly stocked pond is fairly isolated and enclosed by woods on 3 sides. We are placing this ad to see if there are beekeepers who might be interested in placing a few of their hives along the edge of this isolated field. If interested please feel free to contact me at the above number. Submitted by John S.
10-Frame Inner Covers
gently used, $8 each
Dorr, MI
If you have beekeeping supplies, equipment or products from the hive for sale, you may submit an application for consideration. If you are seeking to buy something that is hard to find, submit your request as well.
