Reservation Fee is $50. The remaining amount is due upon pick up. ($250 - $50 deposit = $200 per Nuc due at pick up). The reservation fee is non-refundable after 01/15/2027.
TOTAL COST: $250
Overwintered nucs are started in the early summer from our colonies here in Middle TN. The Queen and bees are monitored and graded based on brood pattern, temperament, and hygienics through the fall & winter.
About our bees: We run Italian (Golden West/Randy Oliver) and Carniolan (Latschaw Apiary) lines in our operation. Each year we evaluate our colonies and select the best queens based on desired traits of gentleness and efficient honey production to be our breeders queens, since we are primarily honey producers. Furthermore, we select breeder queens based on their hygienic traits, mite resistance, tendency not to swarm, and robust brood rearing.
Each nuc will contain 5 Deep frames with 3 + frames of brood. Rest honey / pollen.
Nucs will be in a Pro-Nuc box for easy transportation.
Inspected by TN Department of Agriculture.
Locally mated queen (Marked White for 2026) from productive stock.
Most frames are 3 years or less old.
Organically managed colonies. We don’t use synthetic miticides / antibiotic treatments.
Our bees are not used in commercial pollination.
All colonies are treated with Oxalic Acid Vapor/ Dribble in winter.
Available mid to late March, weather dependent.
Reservation Fee is $50. The remaining amount is due upon pick up. ($250 - $50 deposit = $200 per Nuc due at pick up). The reservation fee is non-refundable after 01/15/2027.
A notification with a pickup date and instructions will be emailed and texted to you at least a week prior. Projected pickup date is Saturday March 20, 2027 between 8am - 2 pm in Murfreesboro. Please be on time.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Keeping two colonies is strongly recommended for new beekeepers. It lets you compare hive health, easily bolster a weak colony with resources from a stronger one, and avoid the challenges of troubleshooting a single hive—such as dealing with laying workers. With two colonies, you have a built-in backup and a far better learning experience, since you can use one to help resolve issues in the other, like queen problems, and observe what normal growth should look like.
Reservation Fee is $50. The remaining amount is due upon pick up. ($250 - $50 deposit = $200 per Nuc due at pick up). The reservation fee is non-refundable after 01/15/2027.
TOTAL COST: $250
Overwintered nucs are started in the early summer from our colonies here in Middle TN. The Queen and bees are monitored and graded based on brood pattern, temperament, and hygienics through the fall & winter.
About our bees: We run Italian (Golden West/Randy Oliver) and Carniolan (Latschaw Apiary) lines in our operation. Each year we evaluate our colonies and select the best queens based on desired traits of gentleness and efficient honey production to be our breeders queens, since we are primarily honey producers. Furthermore, we select breeder queens based on their hygienic traits, mite resistance, tendency not to swarm, and robust brood rearing.
Each nuc will contain 5 Deep frames with 3 + frames of brood. Rest honey / pollen.
Nucs will be in a Pro-Nuc box for easy transportation.
Inspected by TN Department of Agriculture.
Locally mated queen (Marked White for 2026) from productive stock.
Most frames are 3 years or less old.
Organically managed colonies. We don’t use synthetic miticides / antibiotic treatments.
Our bees are not used in commercial pollination.
All colonies are treated with Oxalic Acid Vapor/ Dribble in winter.
Available mid to late March, weather dependent.
Reservation Fee is $50. The remaining amount is due upon pick up. ($250 - $50 deposit = $200 per Nuc due at pick up). The reservation fee is non-refundable after 01/15/2027.
A notification with a pickup date and instructions will be emailed and texted to you at least a week prior. Projected pickup date is Saturday March 20, 2027 between 8am - 2 pm in Murfreesboro. Please be on time.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Keeping two colonies is strongly recommended for new beekeepers. It lets you compare hive health, easily bolster a weak colony with resources from a stronger one, and avoid the challenges of troubleshooting a single hive—such as dealing with laying workers. With two colonies, you have a built-in backup and a far better learning experience, since you can use one to help resolve issues in the other, like queen problems, and observe what normal growth should look like.
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