Honey Bees and Queen Suppliers
The following Maine suppliers offer packages, “nucs” and queens
MSBA Members
Backwoods Bee Farm
3 lb package bees and 5-frame nucs
Chris and Vanessa Rogers
Windham
207-893-2847
backwoodsbeefarm.com
Bee Whisperer
Packages and nucs
Peter Cowin
Hampden
207-299-6948
www.beewhisperer.us
Bob Egan
Carniolan 4-frame nucs
Overwintered in Maine; gentle and productive strain
485 Middle Road
Skowhegan
207-474-2945
Cooper Charolais Farm & Apiary
Packages, nucs, local queens
Mark Cooper
42 Montgomery Road
Windham
207-892-9223
207-232-5842
gmcooper81@aol.com
The Garden Apiary at Ridge Mist
10 frame medium nucs inserted into your equipment,
overwintered in Maine
Jane Dunstan
Newcastle
207-586-6800
rmllamas1@gmail.com
The Honey Exchange
Russian Queens
3 lb packages with marked Russian hybrid queens, available in late April.
Phil Gaven
Portland
207-773-9333
thehoneyexchange.com
The Lion’s Farm
Strong 5-frame medium nucleus colonies with locally adapted queens of Carniolan and Saskatraz heritage.
Glenn Chalkley
230 Main St, Corinth, Maine
matthew.chalkley@gmail.com
https://thelionsfarm.godaddysites.com/ and Facebook
LunaBee
Kelly and Scott Withers
5-frame overwintered nucs
South Portland
207-228-6405
sales@lunabeeco.com
lunabeeco.com
Maine Bee Company
3-lb packages with hybrid queens (May delivery)
3-frame Apiary Booster/ utility nucs (June–September)
5-frame northern nucleus colonies (limited availability) in early June with our proven Maine Bee Company Heritage Queens
Maine Bee Company Heritage Queens available June–September
-Mated queens
-Virgin queens
-Queen cells in protectors
Jason Peters
Bucksport
207-735-5780
mainebeecompany@yahoo.com
www.mainebeecompany.com
Nubik Ranch
5 frame nucs and queens through spring and summer. Queens are raised and open-mated in isolated areas in Maine. All queens are F1 generation. Choose from
VSH Carniolan, VSH Pol-line and Italian queens.
Nubia and Paul Borowski
Sangerville (southern Piscataquis County)
207-270-0042
nubikranch.com
farm@nubikranch.com
Royal Bees and Honey
5-frame nucs and packages
Queens: Italian & Carniolan
Matt Roy
219 Back Nippen Road
Buxton
207-229-9125
royalhoneybees@gmail.com
royalbeesandhoney.com
Spicer Bees
Now taking orders for 3lb Italian bee packages: $145 or $150 with marked queen
Pickup dates: April 21st and 22nd, May 12th and 13th
Orders can be placed on our website
Brian Mason
463 Mills Rd
Whitefield
207-549-0441
spicerbees.com
Swan’s Honey
5-frame nucs, choice of Italian, Carniolan, or mite-resistant queens.
Lincoln & Karen Sennett
Albion
207-437-2251
swanshoney.com
3BApiary
Maine-raised Russian F1 hybrid and pure Russian 5-frame nucs and queens with positive VSH Trait
LIMITED SUPPLY
Carol Armatis
Newport
207-227-0880
3bapiary@gmail.com
MSBA is grateful to businesses who provide products and services to the Maine beekeeping community. *This is not an endorsement. Listings are free to businesses with a current membership. If you would like to be added, please contact contact us.
