Beekeeping Equipment and Bee Suppliers in Maine

Members of the Maine State Beekeepers Association are indicated with a bee icon

MSBA Members

Backwoods Bee Farm
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Chris and Vanessa Rogers
Windham, ME
207-893-2847
backwoodsbeefarm.com

Brown’s Bee Farm
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Stan Brown and Karen Thurlow-Kimball
239 Greely Road
North Yarmouth, ME 04097
207-829-4246 OR 207-232-1016
brownsbeefarm.com

Bee Pride
Beekeeping Supplies
Peggy and Brian Pride
119 Lizotte Rd.
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-2337
peggy@beepride.com
beepride.com

Cooper Charolais Farm & Apiary
Bee Wooden Ware
Complete hives, nucs, and three sizes of supers – assembled & painted – all hand-crafted in our shop. Assembled frames with wax.
Buzz and Paula Cooper
42 Montgomery Road
Windham, Maine 04062
207-892-9223

Gold Star Honeybees
Gold Star Top Bar Hives
Christy Hemenway
christy@goldstarhoneybees.com
(207) 449-1121
goldstarhoneybees.com

The Honey Exchange
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Phil Gaven
494 Stevens Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 773-9333
thehoneyexchange.com

Honeycomb Depot
Bees & Nucs
Complete Line of Bee Keeping Supplies
Mark & Melinda King
45 Littleton Station Rd
Littleton ME 04730
(207) 694-0118
wpfsuppliesu@gmail.com

Stone Corner Farm
Package Bees
Mary and Joe Rankin
842 Industry Road
New Sharon, ME 04955
stonecornerfarmmaine.com
(207) 491-1731
Our 2013 tentative pick up date in Georgia is May 6th. We send email updates during our trip so that people can get an idea of when we will arrive in Maine. We have 3 pick up points, one in Southern Maine, one, mid-coast and at our farm.

R.B. Swan & Son
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Harold B. and Hilda Swan
25 Prospect St.
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-7803

Non-members

BEES-’N-ME
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Rick Cooper
1075 Post Road
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
(207) 666-5643
rick@bees-n-me.com
bees-n-me.com

Humble Abodes
Manufacturers of Quality Apiary Woodenware
Paul Dumont
636 Coopers Mills Rd
Windsor, Maine 04363
207-549-5501 or 1-877-4-BEE-BOX
humbleabodes@prexar.com
humbleabodesinc.com

Swan’s Honey
Full Line of Beekeeping Supplies
Lincoln and Karen Sennett
332 Bessey Ridge Road
Albion, ME 04910
(207) 437-2251

Bon Terra Bees
Indoor Observation Hives
Addison, Maine
bonterrabees.com

Brian and Suzanne Dunham
Complete hive assemblies
Greenwood, ME
dunhamfarm@msn.com

Maine Honey Bee Suppliers

The following in-state suppliers offer queens, packages, and “nucs”.
Nuc purchases usually require deposit on the Nuc Box, which is refundable upon return of the box.

MSBA Members

Overland Apiaries
5 Frame Nuc’s (Overwintered)
Erin Forbes
188 Capisic Street
Portland, ME
207-772-3380
queenbee@overlandhoney.com
overlandhoney.com

Brown’s Bee Farm
Italian 3 lb pkg w/Italian Queen
Karen Thurlow-Kimball
104 Portland Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
207-846-4449 or 207-329-9934
brownsbeefarm.com

Gold Star Honeybees
3 lb packages with queen. Raised treatment-free on small cell foundation. Mix of Russian, Italian, Carniolan genetics.
Christy Hemenway
150 Whiskeag Road
Bath, ME 04530
207-449-1121
goldstarhoneybees.com

The Honey Exchange
3 lb packages with marked Russian Hybrid queens, available in late April.
Phil Gaven
494 Stevens Ave.
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 773-9333
thehoneyexchange.com

R.B. Swan & Son
5 Frame Italian Nuc’s
Harold B. & Hilda Swan
25 Prospect St.
Brewer, ME 04412
(207) 989-7803

Non-members

Abenaki Apiary
Carniolan 4-frame Nuc’s
Bob Egan
485 Middle Road
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-2945
began@beeline-online.net

Tony Bachelder
Carniolan 4-frame Nuc’s inserted into your equipment
95 Paris Hill Rd.
Buckfield, ME 04220
(207) 336-2343

BEES-’N-ME
3 lb Package Italian bees w/Italian Queen
Rick Cooper
1075 Post Road
Bowdionham, ME 04008
(207) 666-5643
bees-n-me.com

Maya’s Apiary
5 Frame Nucs available Spring
Maine raised Queen Bees available Mid-Summer
Call for Pricing
Peter Kucharski Augusta, ME 04330 (207) 621-8639
mayasapiary.com

Sparky’s Apiaries
Italian 3 lb Package with Italian Queen
David Smith
130 High St
Hope, ME 04847
(207) 831-5085
sparkys@tidewater.net
sparkyshoneyandmaple.com

Sunshine Apiary
5-frame Nuc’s with Hygienic Queen selected from our own stock
Paul Dumont
RR 1, Box 570, Coopers Mills Road
Windsor, ME 04363
(207) 549-5501 Fax 5512 or (877) 423-3269
humbleabodes@prexar.com

Swan’s Honey
5-frame Nuc’s Choice of Italian, Carniolan, or Mite-Resistant Queens
Lincoln & Karen Sennett
332 Bessey Ridge Road
Albion, ME 04910
(207) 437-2251

The MSBA is grateful to all local business people who provide products and services to the state beekeeping community. We do not endorse products or suppliers. If you would like to be added to this list contact us.