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For more than a decade, Wings of Nature has engaged in selective honeybee breeding to bring out the bees’ own genetic strengths. We sell bee nucs, queens, and hives, based on the needs for your apiary. To buy or reserve your bees, click on the links below, or visit our SHOP page.
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Pick up in Pescadero or Los Altos Hills
Or delivery with fee
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The ‘nuc’ (short for nucleus) is the heart of a new hive of bees. Complete with an established queen, bees, brood , and drawn comb, transferring a nuc into standard beekeeping equipment, or Langstroth Hives is a simple approach for beekeepers.
All Wings of Nature nucs include:
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Young, mated queen bee
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5 frames of worker bees and brood
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Sufficient honey and pollen stores
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Cardboard nuc box for lightweight transport
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California Queens
Queens for pick-up or shipping April – August
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We look at queens with reverence, amazed at her ability to lay a thousand eggs a day, to carry forward the traits of gentleness and productivity. Quality, young, mated queens are available throughout April – August, with discounts for larger quantity purchases.
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Shipping less than 20 queens is a flat $26 express from USPS. For orders over 20 we ship overnight via UPS. Please choose the appropriate delivery or pick-up option for your purchase.
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Pricing:
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1 to 4 queens $50 each
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5 to 9 queens $42 each
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10 to 24 queens $35 each
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25 or more $30 each
Pick-up in Pescadero or Los Altos Hills
or delivery with fee
For those starting or growing an apiary, a full beehive offers a turn-key option. Wings of Nature beehives include:
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Raw Ponderosa pine hive body
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8 frames and 1 internal feeder frame
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Hive lid and bottom entrance board
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Young and proven mated queen bee
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7 frames full of worker bees and brood
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Sufficient honey and pollen stores
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Pick-up in Pescadero or Los Altos Hills
or delivery with fee
For those wishing to keep bees in alternative hive styles such as top bar, warre' or skeps we offer package bees. Package bees consist of;
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A young and vibrant mated queen
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3 pounds of worker bees
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Wood and wire package for easy transportation and installation
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Sugar syrup to sustain bees while in transport
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More about what makes Wings bees special
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Breeding Program
At the heart of Wings of Nature is our queen breeding program. In partnership with Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Wings of Nature has been able to further refine queen breeding, with nearly a decade of selective honey bee breeding. We can work directly with the bees to help bring out their own genetic strengths, particularly because we work in a natural, isolated region allowing strong influence over our open-mated queen bees. At Wings of Nature we select for:
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Resilience
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Mite-resistance
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Gentleness
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Productivity