Buying bees for 2027? Now is the time!
We offer Nucs and Queens

SPRING 2027 NUCS: $275
Nucs are families of bees that are ready to be installed in your equipment. They are checked and confirmed prior to pick up. Nucs come in a plastic or cardboard box with:

• a mated and accepted Queen
• 2 - 2.5 frames of brood/larvae
• 1 frame of food (honey/nectar/pollen)
• 1 frame of drawn comb on foundation
• 1 empty frame.

Ensure you have equipment at home to transfer the nuc into. You will need a bottom board, hive body, inner cover, outer cover, and feeder.

During travel:

• Travel with the frames making a T against the back of your truck or car so that if the vehicle stops abruptly it won't create a situation where the frames could squish the bees.
• Bring a net to go around your nuc if they are traveling inside your vehicle.
• Bring tie downs.
• Wear gloves, have a suit handy.

Bees need to be transferred to your equipment the same day as pick up.

Do not run errands with your bees in the back (to avoid overheating/death).

Upon transfer into your equipment:

• The frames are in order. Simply suit up, and transfer them frame by frame in order from the nuc box into your equipment.
• It is a common practice to feed new nuc colonies a 1:1 ratio of sugar water in a feeder that is inside of the hive body. The feeder is typically placed in place of the 10th frame if your equipment is in 10-frame boxes (or 8th if doing 8-frame boxes).

PAYMENT REQUIRED
Deposits of $150 per nuc are required by February 1st
The full balance on nucs will be required before pick up (May). An invoice will be sent via email for you to pay with a credit/debit card, cash, paypal, or venmo.

HOW TO ORDER
Email is the best way to order Tiff@TiffanyHarelik.com
You may also text or call me at 512-484-0878. I will need an email to supply an invoice.
I am often in remote areas with little cell access, and appreciate your patience.

PICK UP and DELIVERY
Pick up/delivery dates are scheduled in May.
You will be notified of the pick up date 1-2 weeks prior. No holds are possible. Once the pick up dates are scheduled, they are firm and full payment is due. Failure to pick up results in forfeiting your bees with no refund, and no replacement


LOCAL QUEENS: $35
We offer a limited supply of mated Queens each May

Our bees demonstrate mite-biting behavior, offer gentle genetics, and are generous honey producers. Queens are open-mated in our Callahan and Taylor county apiaries. They spend one to two weeks in our nursery to start egg-laying, which enhances acceptance rates at your apiary.

Queens come in a plastic cage with slow-release fondant. Please be ready to promptly install your Queen. We recommend leaving her caged for a maximum of two to three days and manually releasing instead of relying on the bees to chew through the fondant. If your bees are not accepting her, another Queen may be present in your colony.

There are normal risks assumed in livestock transport and installing your own Queens. We guarantee our Queens are healthy upon pickup and do not offer refunds or replacements.

To order: Email Tiff@TiffanyHarelik.com or text/call 512-484-0878. I am often in my bee suit in remote areas, thank you for your grace and patience with response times. Messaging through social media is not the best way to reach me..