Douglas Farm
Honey and Beeswax Products
Please note:
Please read the sub-pages for our terms and conditions.
Orders for our honeybees are taken throughout the winter and picked up during April, May and June. We are proud to offer several unique breeds. We take great effort to maintain each breed's traits, we do our best to prevent cross breeding through isolated matting yards, and drone gates. We use natural mating, so a limited amount of genetic blending may occur. Bees you purchase from us will be 51% or greater genetically of the breed you select. We often offer queens with less than 10% cross mated genetics. Note, when ordering Cordovan, lightness will vary.
By ordering bees from us you acknowledge bees sting, and some people who are allergic may die from being stung. You accept all risk associated with owning bees and potential medical issues. Consulting your physician and researching EpiPens are good pre-steps to ordering bees.
Also note, we do not use any chemicals on our hives. The only treatment we uses is essential oil and a screened bottom board. This helps us breed for hygienic genetics that do not depend on man made treatments to survive.
Live Bee Options
We're sold out of 2010 packages and nucs. 2011 Orders start October 1st.
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Nuc ('new-k') is short for nucleus hive. They are a small honey bee colony created from resources of larger over wintered colonies. The term refers to both the smaller sized box or the small honey bee collony within it.
Check out the FAQ for more information and a package install video.
Prices
Queens (all queens come marked)
| Breed | Price | 4 or more |
| Italian | $28 | $26 per queen |
| Cordovan Italian | $30 | $28 per queen |
| Carniolan | $30 | $28 per queen |
| Ligurian | $70 | $68 per queen |
| Buckfest | $49 | $47 per queen |
- Add $2 if ordered after February 1st
- USPS Express (continental US only) shipping 1 - 6 queens $19
- USPS Priority mail (NJ, PA, NY only) 1 - 6 queens $6
- Shipped at buyer's risk, no refund or replacement for death
Packages
| Queen's Breed | Price | Set of 4 |
| Italian | $90 | $88 per package |
| Cordovan Italian | $99 | $95 per package |
| Carniolan | $99 | $95 per package |
- Add $10 if ordered after February 1st
- USPS Priority Mail to NJ, DE, MD, DC, PA, NY, CT, RI, MA, VT, NH - $28
- Shipped at buyer's risk, no refund or replacement for death
Nucs
| Breed | Price |
| Italian | $125 |
| Cordovan Italian | $130 |
| Carniolan | $130 |
| Ligurian | $175 |
| Buckfest | $160 |
- Add $10 if ordered after February 1st
- We do not ship Nucs, pickup only.
Super 10 Nucs (Hive)
| Breed | Price |
| Italian | $175 |
| Cordovan Italian | $180 |
| Carniolan | $180 |
| Ligurian | $225 |
| Buckfest | $210 |
- Add $10 if ordered after February 1st
- We do not ship Super 10 Nucs, pickup only.
Breed Options
Please check our breed page about which breed best fits you.
| Breed | Italian | Cordovan Italian | Carniolan |
| Alias | Minnesota Hygenic | "Aurea" - "Blond Italian" | New World Carniolan |
| Origin* | Minnesota Hygenic | Multiple Breeders | New World Carniolan |
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*Origin means the stock from which we breed locally.
New to Douglas Farm:
We are importing Ligurian and Buckfest for the first time, Spring 2011. Availiblity subject to succesful import. Should the breed be unavailible, you will recieve credit to another breed, or we can hold your deposit till the breed is availible.
