Announcements:
Bee Sales:
We are no longer taking orders for bees. Please contact us to be placed on a waitlist for any extras.
Bee Pick-Ups:
Pick ups will begin in mid to late April. We will contact you to schedule your pick up.
Queen Cells:
Available as extras become available. Please text or email us to be placed on the call list.
Mated Queens: We will have mated queens soon. Please contact us to be put on our call list for availability.
Hive Rentals:
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2024 year. We have already found places for all of our rental hives.
Purchasing Honey:
We no longer sell local honey.
CNC Farms was founded by third generation beekeeper, Eddie Collins. Eddie grew up around bees, but did not like them much. When he discovered his father-in-law was pollinating his garden with Q-tips, he decided to get back into bees. Those two hives grew into hundreds while he worked alongside migratory beekeepers. He eventually became one himself. He named his business after his two daughters, whose initials were both CNC. Connie, his eldest daughter and fourth generation beekeeper, now runs the day to day operations and grafts the queens.
Our mission at CNC Farms is to promote sustainable beekeeping practices and educate the public about the importance of bees. When we sell you a hive, we will work with you so you feel confident with your bees. We believe we can help protect these vital pollinators and ensure the health of our planet for generations to come by working together.
In all options, you will get a guaranteed 5 frame nuc - 5+ frames of brood/honey / new queen/lot of bees. All options are for pick-up only. No deliveries. These bees are Italian, and Carniolan. Please contact us with any questions. We will begin taking orders for 2024 on January 1st, 2024. Please watch the videos in the next section for more information.
3/25/24 - Waitlist
Please contact us for any extras we may have.
A five-frame nuc in a Pro Nuc box.
This option comes with a newly mated queen, bees, and guaranteed two frames of brood.
Your five frames will be a mix of either wood or plastic that will have brood, honey, and pollen. There will not be room for the hive to expand, and a hive body will be needed after purchase.
3/25/24 - SOLD OUT
Please contact us to be placed on a waitlist.
You place the order. I’ll build the nuc in my equipment. Then you will bring an empty hive, and we will move the nuc from my equipment into yours.
Your purchase includes:
-8 frames consisting of 5+ brood, and honey.
-New Queen
-Bees
-Feeder (Inline One-Gallon)
Equipment Needed:1 each of the following per hive purchased.
-Hive body box
-Top
-Bottom
-Ratchet Strap
Have your queen marked in your hive for easier queen spotting. Please note that this mark can be removed by the bees due to their hygienic nature. This will be added to your hive cost. Queens not sold separately.
Unhatched queen cells.
We will be selling queen cells for preorder. Please contact me to schedule your cells for spring 2024.
We have the following genetics to choose from:
Italian
Carniolan
Russian
Latshaw - Italian Caucasian and Dark Cordovan Italian
These are not mated queens.
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2024 year.
Do you want to support the bees, but not necessarily want to be a beekeeper? Then you should adopt a hive from CNC Farms. When you adopt a hive you will receive the following for one year. Your adoption will fund the maintenance and housing of local hives.
Your adoption includes:
- Certificate of adoption.
- Identification card of hive and queen.
- Your name on the hive.
- Pictures of the hive.
- Three stickers
- Monthly updates of your hive.
A five-frame nuc in a Pro Nuc box.
This option comes with a newly mated queen, bees, and guaranteed two frames of brood.
Your five frames will be a mix of either wood or plastic that will have brood, honey, and pollen. There will not be room for the hive to expand, and a hive body will be needed after purchase.
You place the order. I’ll build the nuc in my equipment. Then you will bring an empty hive, and we will move the nuc from my equipment into yours. You will need to bring the following equipment in when picking up your bees.
Your purchase includes:
-8 frames consisting of 5+ brood, and honey.
-New Queen
-Bees
-Feeder (Inline One-Gallon)
Equipment Needed:1 each of the following per hive purchased.
-Hive body box
-Top
-Bottom
-Ratchet Strap
Not sure how to insert a queen cell into your split?
Watch this video to see how. Also, remember to feed your split after placing the cell. Then leave the split alone for 21 days.
Check out this great video that a customer made while picking up their hive in 2023. Their youtube channel is called, "Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey."
Option 1 Nuc - 10+ $175 Each
50+ $170 Each
Option 2 Single*- 25+ $218 Each
50+ $215 Each
*When purchasing bulk option 2 you must be able to help load.
Option 1 Nuc - No cash discount.
Option 2 Single - $5 Off Each Hive
1 $223
25+ $213
50+ $208
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