Bees are coming
Pre-Order Live Bees for 2024
Pre-Ordering has Concluded for 2022.
Orders will arrive near the end of April. You will be contacted about your order from the store you will be picking your bees up at. Bee packages are required to be picked up within 24 hours after arrival. We’ll be sure to follow up with you again with a phone call and another email to let you know the exact time and date for when you may pick up your bees.
Pre-order is open now through April 15, 2024.
Reserve your hive today! Orders will arrive near the end of April. The store you designate as your pickup location will contact you to make arrangements for picking up your bees, so please make sure the contact info on your order is correct. Final pickup details should be available 1-2 weeks before bees arrive on-site. As bees are live animals, bee packages are required to be picked up within 24 hours of their arrival.
Italian Live Bees & Mated Queen
3 lb. Package - $189.99
Most popular bee type to raise
Minimal swarming activity
Usually gentle-natured, can be aggressive in spring.
Forage close to home.
Population builds quickly
Large population and good honey production
Not particularly resistant to pests
Good starter bee
Carniolan Live Bees & Mated Queen
3 lb. Package - $189.99
Ideal for Cool Climates
Most gentle-natured
Prone to swarming activity
Still forage on cool and wet days
Forage a wide area
Population builds into early fall
Large winter colony promotes hardiness
Italian Live Bees & Mated Queen
3 lb. Package - $189.99
Most popular bee type to raise
Minimal swarming activity
Usually gentle-natured, can be aggressive in spring.
Forage close to home.
Population builds quickly
Large population and good honey production
Not particularly resistant to pests
Good starter bee
Carniolan Live Bees & Mated Queen
3 lb. Package - $189.99
Ideal for Cool Climates
Most gentle-natured
Prone to swarming activity
Still forage on cool and wet days
Forage a wide area
Population builds into early fall
Large winter colony promotes hardiness
Bees Resources
Tips & More for Getting Started Beekeeping
Bees Essentials
Everything You Need for a Healthy Hive
- Mellivo 5 Tool Starter Kit$69.99
- Mellivo In-Hive Feeder$10.99
- Out of stockHarvest Lane Honey Frames - Fully Assembled$0.00 - $5.99
Store Locations
EAST GREAT FALLS, MT
406-761-7441 | 4400 10th Avenue S
WEST GREAT FALLS, MT
406-453-0200 | 1000 3rd Street NW
HAVRE, MT
406-265-9566 | 3180 US Hwy 2 W
COEUR d'ALENE, ID
208-666-0506 | 170 E Kathleen Ave
PONDERAY, ID
208-255-5757 | 477181 N Hwy 95
LEWISTON, ID
208-746-1368 | 2981 Thain Grade
COLVILLE, WA
509-684-1444 | 1150 S Main Street
MEAD, WA
509-465-8100 |15228 N Newport Hwy
MOSES LAKE, WA
509-765-9231 | 1147 W Broadway
OMAK, WA
509-422-9840 | 1227 Koala Dr
SPOKANE, WA
509-922-1090 | 8307 E Trent
WEST SPOKANE, WA
509-418-9460 | 9646 US Hwy 2