Stay Ahead of the Season – Place Orders ASAP!
Below is info regarding some of the different suppliers’ members have used in the past, and if there is currently someone from the OBX planning to drive to each to pick up.
Please remember… At pickup time, a donation toward the driver’s gas & time is always welcome!
(If you have plans yourself and can pick up orders for others, please let Denise/ Dalton know as soon as possible so to spread the word.)
NOTE! DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS HAVE THEIR OWN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS & PICKUP DATES! Please remember suppliers pre-order a limited number of packages, so if you plan to get bees, the sooner you order, the better, lest they run out.
PACKAGED BEES:
Sapony Creek Apiaries, Dave Bradley, 6154 West Mount Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Phone: 252-904-1446
Our pickup dates are currently scheduled for Sunday, March 29th and Saturday, May 2nd. Please note that these dates are subject to change based on weather conditions at the supplier level.
If you call Dave to place an order, be sure to let him know you are with the “Outer Banks/OBX Order,” then also contact Dalton/Denise to let know you are on the pickup list.
(We will strive to identify a rendezvous spot where you can collect your packages that is convenient, it will be determined as time draws closer.).
Also, Dave has a store there with bee supplies at the ready: http://www.saponycreekapiaries.com/
Packages:
Unmarked Packages $118.00
Marked Packages $125.00
**Require a non-refundable $25.00 deposit per package**
Queens:
Unmarked Mated Queens: $30.00
Marked Mated Queens: $35.00
We will start taking orders/deposits until our dates sell out!
Bailey Bee Supply, 147 Boone Square Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Email: info@baileybeesupply.com
Phone: 919-241-4236
$135.00 Packages with a Marked Queen
Package Pickup in Hillsborough- April 2(Th) & 3(Fri), April 23(Th) & 24(Fri), May 3(Sun) & 4(Mon)
https://shop.baileybeesupply.com/cproduct/1/bee-package
*Bailey’s offers a 10% off certificate to anyone enrolled in a Beekeeping School/Course!
**Bailey’s also offers equipment for any last-minute needs, in addition to offering Queens through the season!
Back Forty Bees, Don Cole – https://www.backfortybees.com/#/
Email: honey@backfortybees.com
Phone: 757-903-7816 OR 757-745-9081
Offers a discounted rate for a “Group Purchase”, in which you’ll need a code from him to order online. I’m unsure how the logistics of that process works out, unless we have a group of people that can confirm they plan on purchasing collectively… 25 Packages come out to $121.00 each.
https://www.backfortybees.com/package-bees.html#/
Pick up is March 22nd and will be held in two locations: Williamsburg, NC or (Southern) Suffolk, VA
*Williamsburg Pickup will be holding a Package Installation Demonstration for any new Beekeepers.
NUC’s (NUCLEUS) HIVES:
Birdneck Bees – https://ncvabeenucs.com/
Email – info@ncvabeenucs.com
Phone: Sharon Tanner (757)-718-3581 OR Ann Baker (757)-641-4433
Price of $199.00 for 5 deep frame Nucs. Pickup will be early/mid-April (no set date as yet) at Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake (near the state line). If you place an order with them and would offer to pick up for others, please let Dalton/Denise know.
Bailey Bee Supply, 147 Boone Square Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Email: info@baileybeesupply.com
Phone: 919-241-4236
$190 Unmarked Queen Nuc
$195 Marked Queen Nuc
MAY NOT be offering Nucs, although I have received conflicting information…Please call them for more info/details regarding their Nuc offerings.
Lastly, the following links are regarding bee suppliers from our state or nearby chapters…
This link is VERY useful from the NC Dept. of Ag regarding all things apiary in our state: http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/Plant/apiary/index.htm
On that page you will also find a “List of Dealers Authorized to Sell Bees in NC,” and you are welcome to contact any of those suppliers to order and pick up your own bees. Out-of-state suppliers are shown at the bottom of that list.
The Beekeepers Guild of Southeastern Virginia lists several suppliers of nucs on their website:
https://beekeepersguild.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89&Itemid=131
Any Questions/Concerns, please feel free to reach out to either of us… Dalton Hyde (President) 919-260-3265 or Denise Deacon (Past President) 252-722-3118.
-Dalton Hyde
OBBG President