Honey Bees and Queen Suppliers
The following Maine suppliers offer packages, “nucs” and queens
MSBA Members
Back Ridge Bee Farm
5-frame nucs and packages
Mary Jo and Shawn Kinney
Orland
207-479-1584 or 207-930-0099
backridgebeefarm.com
Backwoods Bee Farm
3 lb. Italian packages
Chris and Vanessa Rogers
Windham
207-893-2847
backwoodsbeefarm.com
Bear Mountain Apiaries
Retiring after 70 years of beekeeping!
Linwood J Swett Jr
86 Mason Road
Turner
207-224-7032
linwood@ne.twcbc.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
Glacier Farm
5 frame nucs (Buckfast bees) with overwintered queen
10 frame overwintered hives
Julia Simpson
Dresden
207-837-9771
julia@glacierfarm.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
Humble Abodes
Our nucs are raised by a trusted bee supplier. We inspect each nuc to ensure it is strong and ready for installation into its hive. Marked or unmarked queens. Available in early May.
636 Coopers Mills Rd
Windsor
207-549-5501
humbleabodesmaine.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
northernqueenbees.com
richthoms6@gmail.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
Sparky’s Apiaries
Northern raised 5-frame nucleus colonies.
Email sparkys@tidewater.net to get on my list.
David Smith
130 High St
Hope
sparkyshoneyandmaple.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
Non-members
Tony Bachelder
Carniolan 4-frame nucs, inserted into your equipment
95 Paris Hill Rd.
Buckfield
207-336-2343
Maya’s Apiary
5-frame nucs available in spring
Maine-raised queens available mid-summer
Call for pricing
Peter Kucharski
2689 W RiverRd
Sidney
207-242-0037
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.
