The following in-state suppliers offer queens, packages, and “nucs.”
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
Overwintered hives for sale
Equipment in excellent condition
Bees will be State Inspected.
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
Cooper Charolais Farm & Apiary
Packages, nucs, local queens
Mark Cooper
42 Montgomery Road
Windham
207-892-9223
207-232-5842
gmcooper81@aol.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
Maine Bee Company
5-frame northern nucleus colonies (some overwintered)
Mated queens (our queen heritage)
Queen cells available
Jason Peters
Bucksport
207-735-5780
Maine Bee Company
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
Spicer Bees
3 lb Italian packages and 5-frame nucs (some are overwintered)
David & Susan Spicer
Whitefield
207-549-5480
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
Carol Armatis
Newport
c3bapiary@gmail.com
Non-members
Tony Bachelder
Carniolan 4-frame nucs, inserted into your equipment
95 Paris Hill Rd.
Buckfield, ME 04220
207-336-2343
Bob Egan
Carniolan 4-frame nucs
Overwintered in Maine; gentle and productive strain
485 Middle Road
Skowhegan, ME 04976
207-474-2945
Honeycomb Depot
Bees and nucs
Mark & Melinda King
45 Littleton Station Rd
Littleton ME 04730
207-538-5833
wpfsuppliesu@gmail.com
Maya’s Apiary
5-frame nucs available in spring
Maine-raised queens available mid-summer
Call for pricing
Peter Kucharski
2689 W RiverRd
Sidney, ME
207-242-0037
Sparky’s Apiaries
No longer selling packages, instead focusing on supplying northern raised, 5 frame nucleus colonies. Supply will be very limited. Email sparkys@tidewater.net to get on my list.
David Smith
130 High St
Hope, ME 04847
sparkyshoneyandmaple.com
MSBA is grateful to all local business people 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.
