Bee Colonies
DELIVERY DATE UPDATES PLEASE READ BELLOW!
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$185 Each Nucleus Colony.
WA Sales tax and a .05 % Card Processing Fee Apply to all online transactions.
COLONIES ARE DELIVERED IN THE ORDER RECIVED BASED ON AREA.
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FOR REMAINING BALANCES CASH AT TIME OF PIC UP ONLY.
CHECKS OR CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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Message me with questions.
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​2025 SPRING SEASON NUCLEUS HONEY BEE COLONIES
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IMPORTANT NOTICE,
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BECAUSE OF THE WET SPRING WE HAVE HAD THE BEES ARE A BIT BEHIND THIS YEAR,
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I AM BAKING UP THE DELIVERY DATES UNTILL AFTER THE 4TH OF MAY TO GIVE THE NUCS MORE TIME TO GROW IN SIZE.
I WANT TO DELIVER THE FULLEST NUCS I CAN TO ALL THOSE THAT ORDER THEM.
AS OF NOW ALL NO NEW ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN. THAT MAY CHANGE LATER BUT FOR NOW THIS IS THE CURENTN SITUATION.
ITS ALWAYS MY HOPE TO GET THEM OUT AS EARLY AS FEASABLE.
BUT AS YOU KNOW AGRICULTURE IS AT THE WIMS OF NATURE AND DOSN'T FOLLOW MY AGENDA IT HAS IST OWN RULES.
My Store location 4833 Guide Meridian Road Bellingham Washington.
​I will have nucs available. They will NOW be ready to go for pic up starting the 4TH OF MAY. (AS STATED EARIER THIS YEAR DELIVERY DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND ARE Weather Dependent!!!).
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I will have new 2025 nucleus colonies available. They can be ordered online for pic up here at my Bellingham WA location or if you have a large enough order I am open to meeting up in and around the Seattle area for a gas fee that is dependent on the distance.
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The queens are primarily free mated Carniolen and or Russian Mix and have been carefully selected for for hygienic anti veroa mite resistance. These are five frame honey bee nucleus colonies that come inside a corrugated transfer nuc box. No exchanges on boxes or frames.
Early Bird Pricing:
2025 Early Bird Pricing Nucleus Colonies Full Payment $185
avalonapiaries@yahoo.com or call me at 802-324-5769
Orders are not confirmed until payment is received.
Important Information for Colony Buyers:
Drop Off Locations
Adjustments are made based on the quantities of orders or lack of orders in certain areas.
The specific locations will be the same as in years past and will be added at a later date.
Group #1
Drop #1 Tegard Home Depot Parking Lot.
Drop #2 Vancover Washington
Drop #3 Chehalis Washington
Drop #4 Olympia
Group #2
Drop #1 Texaco Gas1650 W Appleway Ave Coeur d'Alene ID
Drop #2 Empty parking lot at the corner of 1520 S Rustle St Spokane, WA
Drop #3 Yakima Green State Coffee1808 N First Street Yakima Dirt lot between coffee shop and Mechanics shop
Drop #4 Kennewick area King City Truck Stop 2125 E Hillsboro RD Pasco WA
Drop #5 Dutch Bros Coffee1800 s Canyon Rd, Ellensburg WA Far End of the Parking lot where the dirt road is located.
Group #3
Seattle Area, (my deliveries for this area are more flexible and are planed on an as needed basis.)
Mount Vernon, Arlington, Bellingham areas are welcome to come get the nucleolus colonies at my location in Bellingham.
Group #4
Olympic Peninsula area.
Group Delivery in Forks, Port A, Port T, Kingston, Sequim, Bainbridge, Bremerton, Silverdale, Gig Harbor.
Delivery fee for special trips may apply.
Drop #1 Port Townsend
Drop #2 Sequim
Drop #3 Forks
Drop #4 Bainbridge
Drop #5Silverton
Drop #6 Gig Harbor
By placing your order you acknowledge that you as the customer will be required to inspect the nuc box on the day it is picked up. You also acknowledge that any negligence on your part while handling the bees during inspection or in their care after they leave the premises or delivery site of the seller, nullifies the seller of any financial responsibility. As The seller, if the queen bee fails within the first 7 days I will replace the queen with a healthy queen free of charge. Documentation is required.
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Main pickup location is (Not Mailing Address) 4833 Guide Meridian Road Bellingham WA. All Sales are final. No refunds will be issued once sale is completed unless as the seller I am unable to provide a 5 Frame Nuc box as ordered. It is recommended you bring a mesh draw string laundry bag with you for each Nuc you order. Safety first. If you are in an enclosed area they help prevent unwanted stings while driving. From past experience leave children and pets home if the bees are going in the car.
My History and Expertise
We have been beekeeping since 2010. I came across my first feral hive in June of that year living in the wall of a barn. It was a new hive and I was able to extract it and house it in a proper hive. I discovered the hive less than 24 hours after seeing the documentary Queen of The Sun with a friend of mine. I know a synchronicity when I experience one and I was was hooked there and then. The rest is history. I have been slowly building my business and learning new skills ever since. I am thrilled and honored to begin selling starter hives to new or old beekeeping enthusiasts.
Training
Please, for all of you new beekeepers take my advice: For the well being of the Honey Bees in your care, take seriously the sacred responsibility of this endeavor. Training with an experienced beekeeper is wisest decision you can make.
Good training can save the lives of your hives and reduce the heartache of unnecessarily lost hives.
I do offer season long apprenticeship programs. Please consider signing up. I would be delighted to work with you.
However if not me, work with someone else.
Thank you, and Bee Well…
~Anthony
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