The package bees are coming……

Package Bees Are Coming

Kerry Owen has the red freightliner loaded down with package bees for our sold out bee day tomorrow !  Hundreds of excited beekeepers will be at the Pickens store bright and early Saturday morning to pick up bees that they have preordered.  Each box of bees contains a mated queen, approximately 3#  (10,000) bees and a can of sugar syrup for the journey.  (You take snacks when you travel right ?)  Bees need constant energy and this can of sugar will provide that until the new owners get them home and in a hive.

WOW, that’s ALOT of bee packages.

Kerry is very serious about providing good package bees for our customers.  He does not have them shipped but actually goes and picks up the bees himself.  These Italian Hygenic bees will fill up hives all across the upstate.  Some beekeepers will experiment with new lines by replacing the Italian queen with one of the Carniolan Queens we have in stock.  We stock all the bees supplies you might need.

Bee Day is always an exciting time and we are opening one hour early tomorrow to allow excited beekeepers to get those bees soon.  We hope that everyone has their equipment ready and some sugar water already mixed as feeding new packages is very important.

We have several more bees days planned for the next few weeks and still have a few available for sale.   Visit our Bees for sale page or call (864) 898-5122 to place your order.  Spring is a great time to get started in bees and we will be glad to help you on your beekeeping journey.

Now, if you see a lot of excitement at Bee Well Honey early in the morning…. you will know why !