Sources of Bees for New Beekeepers - 2014

Note and Caution! The following list of locally available queens and nucs is NOT the same as a list of locally produced queens and nucs. Some (local) sources on this list get their queens from other locations, particularly the South, where warmer climates permit earlier queens. These queens and nucs may or may not be what Virginia beekeepers want. Be sure you contact the supplier in advance of purchase and ask about the queen source location, traits/resistance, and so on, to be certain they have the product(s) you want. [ = known to use locally produced and/or resistant queens] BANV members will have spring nucs for sale to 2014 students. We strongly recommend local nucs as part of sustainable beekeeping. When active the program will be explained on our website: www.beekeepersnova.org.

Bjorn Apiaries (Summer queens) 180 Century Lane Dillsburg, PA 17019 717-938-0444
MikenIda@PTD.net

Paul Kinser (Russian queens & nucs) 4430 Farmview Rd. Stanley, VA 540-860-1424
jlkpek@yahoo.com

Sustainable Honeybee Program, Inc. (queens, nucs and queen cells) P.O. Box 5 Hamilton, VA 20159
sustainablebees@gmail.com

VP Queen Bees (breeder queens, referrals) Adam Finklestein Frederick, MD info@vpqueenbees.com www.vpqueenbees.com/purchases/ Jim Fraser (queens, nucs, pkgs) Maryland Honey Co., Inc. 6910 Damascus Rd. (shop address) Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-518-9678 Marylandhoneycompany2011@gmail.com WG Bee Farm (queens, nucs, packages) Frank Wyatt Eden, NC 336-635-5821 wytgrp@embarqmail.com Robert Wellemeyer (queens, nucs) Castleton, VA 540-229-5359

Charles Walter (Russian queens, deep nucs) 304-616-9487

habutti@gmail.com info@walterswholesomegoods.com

Chuck Hutto & Mike March (queens, nucs) 4016 Hardy Rd Hardy, VA 24100 540-493-4193
chuckhutto@gmail.com

Andy Westrick (nucs) Hampton Apiary Hampton, VA 757-513-2467

Jandy618@juno.com