- Buckfast honey bee
breeders & suppliers: - mated queen bees,
nucleus colonies
and full working hives
for sale to beekeepers
Established Full Working Hives for sale - collection only
Spring Standard National
Full Working Hive / Colony - £499
Ordering currently suspended
- All queens and bees raised by us in the UK
- Established in early spring 2024
- Strong expanding colony
- Varroa treated
- Fully populated with bees and brood of all stages, with a young marked (Green) 2024 laying buckfast queen
- Together with adequate pollen and honey stores
- Ready for the summer honeyflow
- A non-refundable deposit of £50 is required at the time of ordering to secure your colony
- Please read our Terms & Conditions, together with the notes below before ordering.
Spring 14x12
Full Working Hive / Colony - £599
Ordering currently suspended
- All queens and bees raised by us in the UK
- Established in early spring 2024
- Strong expanding colony
- Varroa treated
- Fully populated with bees and brood of all stages, with a young marked (Green) 2024 laying buckfast queen
- Together with adequate pollen and honey stores
- Ready for the summer honeyflow
- A non-refundable deposit of £50 is required at the time of ordering to secure your colony
- Please read our Terms & Conditions, together with the notes below before ordering.
Overwintered Standard National
Full Working Hive / Colony - £549
Ordering currently suspended
- All queens and bees raised by us in the UK
- Established in summer 2022
- Successfully overwintered
- Strong expanding colony
- Varroa treated
- Fully populated with bees and brood of all stages, with a young marked (Red) 2023 laying buckfast queen
- Together with adequate pollen and honey stores
- Ready for the spring honeyflow
- A non-refundable deposit of £50 is required at the time of ordering to secure your colony
- Please read our Terms & Conditions, together with the notes below before ordering.
Overwintered 14x12
Full Working Hive / Colony - £599
Ordering currently suspended
- All queens and bees raised by us in the UK
- Established in summer 2022
- Successfully overwintered
- Strong expanding colony
- Varroa treated
- Fully populated with bees and brood of all stages, with a young marked (Red) 2023 laying buckfast queen
- Together with adequate pollen and honey stores
- Ready for the spring honeyflow
- A non-refundable £50 deposit is required to secure your colony
- Please read our Terms & Conditions, together with the notes below before ordering.
Producing colonies of the highest quality is something we are immensley proud of and aren't prepared to compromise on. So please be patient when waiting for your bees.
Spring Full Colonies should be ready for collection from Late June onwards, but that is wholly
dependent on suitable weather for early queen matings and continued colony expansion. This schedule is a
guide only, collections can sometimes run into July or later if weather conditions have been
poor.
Overwintered Full Colonies should be ready from around late April but sometimes into May or later, depending on sucessful early buildup which can be curtailed by poor weather conditions.
Although deposits paid are non refundable, we may be able to adjust, delay or rollover your order to
the following year. Balance payments will be subject to change and charged at the rate prevailing at the
time of collection.
Our full working honey bee colonies are strong, resilient, vigorous and hard working. With adequate forage & reasonable weather conditions they should produce a sizeable honey crop in their first year.
They come housed in a high quality Polystyrene Hive comprising:
- Open mesh floor with varroa tray & entrance block.
- Brood chamber with National Hoffman frames and dummy board
- Clear polycarbonate crownboard
- Roof and strap.
Our Colonies fully comply with APHA, NBU and BBKA Guidelines. All our bees are regularly inspected by the Bee
Inspector.
Responsibility for the Health and wellbeing of the bees in your colony, pass to you upon taking
possession of your new colony.
Please note: All deposits are non-refundable unless we are unable to supply your order. All Orders must be paid in full prior to collection. By placing an order you acknowledge that you have read and accept our terms and conditions in full. At the time of ordering you will be asked to add a contact telephone number, this is important and will only ever be used to communicate about your order.
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