2027 Michigan Nucs — Reserve Yours for Spring!
Local pickup only — Hillsdale, MI
There’s a lot of work that goes into these little colonies before they ever make it into your bee yard, and we take a lot of pride in sending them home with you!
Our goal is simple: give you a strong colony with a laying queen, plenty of bees, and brood ready to start emerging so they can get right to work.
We raise our nucs with a good population of nurse bees and capped brood close to emerging. As those young bees hatch, they help your colony grow, draw comb, and get established ahead of the nectar flow. Whether you’re getting your first hive or adding to your operation, we want these bees to have a strong start and the opportunity to produce in their first season.
Raised here in Michigan
These bees come from the same stock we work with in our own operation. We see how they handle Michigan’s unpredictable springs, summer honey flows, and long winters, and those experiences guide which colonies we breed from.
Our breeding program centers around Viplidoo’s and Latshaw's line, which we’ve spent more than seven years working with and selecting for colony strength, temperament, winter survival, and performance under mite pressure.
Her daughters have overwintered in everything from double story nucs to full size production colonies. We’ve put a lot of time into this line because we want bees that do well here for us and for you.
You can read more about Viplidoo and our breeding program on our About Us page.
What comes in your nuc?
Each 5 frame nuc includes:
- A healthy, mated, laying queen
- Brood in all stages, including capped brood close to emerging
- Honey and pollen stores to help them get started
- A frame with room to build as the colony grows
- Plenty of hardworking bees!
We check every nuc before pickup to make sure it has a laying queen, developing brood, adequate food, and a strong population.
Your bees will come in a sturdy plastic ProNuc box for the trip home. Just have their hive ready before pickup as the ProNuc is their travel box, not a permanent home. They’ll need room to grow within 2 days of pick up.
Price and reservation
Total: $200 per nuc
Deposit: $50 per nuc to reserve
Remaining balance: $150 per nuc, due at pickup
Deposits are non-refundable unless we’re unable to fulfill your order due to weather or other production factors.
Tentative pickup: May 8th or 15th 2027, depending on the weather. I will send out the official date in the spring once we see what mother nature decides to bless us with.
Bees work on their own schedule, so pickup timing may shift depending on spring conditions. We’ll keep you updated as the date gets closer.
We sell out quickly each year. If you’re planning to bring home bees this spring, reserve yours early we’d love to help you get your season started!
