Honeybee Packages
3-lbs. with mated queens
TENTATIVE 2012 DELIVERY DATE: last week of April
PRICE: $95 (3-lb. package with mated, unmarked queen)
Stonewall Apiary sells package bees from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton, Georgia. The packages are 3-lbs. of bees with a mated, unmarked queen, although other sizes are available. The advantage of package bees is that they are available earlier in the season and are less expensive that nucs.
Instead of having them shipped to us, we pick up the packages in Georgia. This allows us to transport them back to Connecticut in the shortest amount of time. We monitor the packages during the trip, ensuring that temperatures remain safe, neither too cold nor too hot. By doing so, we arrive home with healthy honeybees that have undergone minimal stress. If they are picked up by our customers and installed in their hives soon after we arrive home, the honeybees will generally have been in the packages for less than 24 hours.
This rapid delivery to Connecticut results in more robust packages with little loss due to the trip. A stronger package gives the colony a better start, resulting in a healthier colony during the season that produces more honey and is better able to survive the winter.
If you are interested in reserving package bees, please contact Stonewall Apiary ASAP. We have a limited supply and our reservations fill up fast!
