Queens are marked with a colored dot on their thorax indicating the year they were mated.  In the case of young wintered queens for early nuc sales, the mark is a bit misleading because the dot would be the color of the previous year even though the queen has not been through a full spring […]

Bees and queens are considered livestock and are tax exempt.

We don’t mail nucs but we do have rendezvous locations in Victoria, Saanich and Crofton around the end of May.  If we have enough June nuc sales in those areas to arrange the a second trip we will do that but the second trips are not guaranteed.  Of course, anyone can pick up nucs from […]

The nucs come in corrugated plastic nuc boxes which are included in the price and are not refundable due to the risk of disease transfer.

Nucs come with standard frames, otherwise known as deep frames.  They are typically less than 4 years old and mostly incorporate drawn plastic foundation in a well made wooden frame.

Yes, they are.  A copy of the permit is avaialble upon request.

You will receive a full refund if you change your mind about an order prior to February 15th.  After that date the nuc deposit portion becomes non-refundable.