Nucs & Queens

Buying Bees from Bloomfield Honey Farm

If you are interested in purchasing northern climate, non-medicated bees, from Bloomfield Honey Farm, we are now taking deposits.

***** Queens are still available for the 2012 season ******

Queens:  The price for a queen will be $30.00 in the spring of 2012.  If you want her marked, please add $2.00. We can provide an instruction sheet on how to introduce your new queen to the hive.  The queens will be ready in late May/early June - Pickups will be scheduled based on when deposits are received - First come, first served.  Deposit required: $10/queen. 

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****** Nucs are SOLD OUT for 2012 ******** We will take names & e-mail addresses if you would like to be notified when we begin taking orders for 2013.

Nucs:   SOLD OUT FOR 2012  

The price for a nuc will be $135.00 in the spring of 2012.  This includes bees, brood, comb, honey, pollen and a laying queen in a 5 frame cardboard nuc box. (The box is wax coated, and you can re-use it for making splits or catching swarms.)  We do not use antibiotics or miticides;  the nucs are produced from our survivor stock. We do NOT order queens from other breeders for our nucs. (If you want the queen marked, please add $2.00.)  Deposit required: $25/nuc.

You can order medium (6-5/8") or deep (9-5/8") nucs, depending on your needs - the price is the same for either.  (Some folks run all medium boxes, because the deep boxes are so heavy when full).

If you'd like to order bees from Bloomfield Honey Farm, please provide the following:

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Name:

Address:

e-mail:

Phone#:

Please Specify:

  Queen marked (+$2) or unmarked 

  Nuc size (Medium or Deep):

Deposit check to: Bloomfield Honey Farm, 8828 Belcher Rd, Bloomfield NY 14469

  $25/nuc
  $10/queen

We will send out a confirmation via e-mail when I receive your deposit, an update e-mail in early spring to let you know estimated ready date(s), and an e-mail when the bees are ready for pick up.

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Feedback / References from our customers:

"The two nucs I purchased were loaded with bees. I love the special cardboard boxes with the notched frame insets. They were both very heavy and the frames were filled out! Robust! I had to quickly get them into their hive supers. These two hives grew quickly after I put them in. They seem to be very healthy and I even got a few pounds of honey their first year. Great place to get started with beekeeping - happy, healthy, and LOCAL bees!"             - David Wikiera

 

"As a beginner beekeeper, I really enjoyed working with Bloomfield Honey, and had a very positive experience.  Jill is a wealth of information, and can help get you going in the right direction. I successfully purchased and installed my first nuc from Bloomfield Honey.  I was really happy with the quality of the bees and my nuc overall. My queen was healthy and very active, the brood frames full. I would absolutely recommend Bloomfield Honey, and do plan on utilizing their service again! I respect the quality of their work, and the responsibility they put into their honeybee program. Thanks Jill & Bill!"  - Mary McElhinney 

 

"I was a novice aspiring beekeeper in the summer of 2010. I wanted to keep bees in medium supers only.  Bloomfield Honey Farm was able to accommodate with 2 medium frame nucs.  "Jill and Bill Bees" are robust . I am overwintering in my second season with these bees. "  - Mark Cohen

 

"I bought 2 medium nucs from Bloomfield Honey Farm in Spring 2011. In spite of terrible summer weather, they were gentle, and produced enough honey for themselves to winter over and some to help other hives I have. I still hear buzzing, so am hopeful for spring. I plan to buy more this year.  Those medium nucs are so much easier to work with."                - Eileen Brophy  

 

"I have had nothing but positive experience with Jill at Bloomfield Honey Farm.  She has been patient in answering questions from this newbie beekeeper. I am working with local survivor bees and it is important to me to breed bees that are well adapted to our harsh climate and not treated with chemicals.  Last year I needed to requeen a hive and purchased a queen from Bloomfield Honey Farm.  This hive has done very well!"
- Laurie Walker