Bee Pricing

2025 Prices for Don’s Gentle Honey Bees

 

Over Wintered Nucs (South Eastern Illinois)
$ (Mid April)

 

5 frame Nucs
$ (Mid – late May)

We fill Nuc orders based in the order of deposits received. Basically the sooner you place your deposit the earlier you will get your nucs. Nuc pickup can be delayed due to weather conditions. Bring what your comfortable working bees in because we will be taking you thru all your nuc hives purchased and you will get to see what you are buying. We will show you capped brood, larvas, eggs, capped and open honey (nectar), and what pollen looks like. You will see your mated queen walking on the frames! Several times last year beekeepers got to watch her lay eggs! We will transfer the frames from our Nuc boxes into your NEW travel container. You can even bring your new hive and ratchet strap and we will strap it together for traveling home. We also sell Pro Nucs as a travel container for $15 each. They can be used for a variety of things in the bee yard after you get home. They also have venting so your bees don’t overheat when traveling. Pickup times will be scheduled when you are notified that your nucs are ready for pickup.
Typically we schedule pickups weekdays 4-6 pm and weekends 10am-2pm.
(217)246-3742 Call/Text or email honyokhoneybees@gmail.com for ordering honey bees

Started Packages
$

Started Packages consist of 3 lbs of honey bees in a 5 frame plastic Pro Nuc.
There are 5 deep or medium frames in the pro nuc and a caged mated queen.

Mated Queens
$ each (Late May)

50% Deposit required for each Nuc or queens ordered.

Pickup dates will be as noted above and subject to weather delays.