Now taking orders for Italian Honey Bees for 2023
Pick up dates are as follows: Saturday April 8, 22 and May 6
Package bees are for pick up only at 1065 S. Main St., Torrington, CT 06790 8 - 5. Please call 860-605-0023 to reserve yours. Price per package is $175.00
Please order early, as we are limited to 500 packages total for the season.
Tell your friends: Beekeeping 101 classes will start in Feb and March after our big show at the CT
Classes Now Available
Beekeeping 101
TBA Starting in February 2023
Updates posted on our website and Facebook page!
Beekeeping 101 class. Yes, a real class.at 1065 South Main Street Torrington , CT, from 10a.m. until 1 p.m. Given by Ed Bahr of Mike's Beehives LLC.
$49. per person or $80 per couple. Learn about the Honey Bee, the hive, caring and feeding, treating for mites and preventative care. How to install your bees, inspections, when to do what, winter prep and a whole lot more. Call 860-605-0023 to register. Payment will be collected at the door. Walk-ins welcome but pre notification is preferred to avoid cancelation. All equipment, bees and protective gear will be available for purchase. *
NEW PRODUCTS
Double wide Hive
Heated Bottom Board
Double wide Hive
No more heavy lifting! Over twice as wide, no double or triple stacked boxes, holds 25 standard, regular, deep Langstroth frames. $350.00 incl. frames & mouse guard, and feeder shim. vents also available.*
Oxalic Acid Pipe
Heated Bottom Board
Double wide Hive
Oxalic Acid Vaporizing Kit. Pipe, with enough acid for 2 treatments, also included: measuring spoon, heat shield, cleaning rod and instructions.
No expensive $150. spoon & battery or $450.gun to vaporize. Drill 1/4" hole in the back of one hive body, Ad 1/4 tsp acid, heat with a torch to 250 degrees F, wait 3 minutes. Now, new and improved with built in thermometer. That's it! $60.00 5 treatment dose pack $10.00 plus tax. new acid can be used with honey supers still on hive! *
Heated Bottom Board
Heated Bottom Board
Heated Bottom Board
Radiant heated bottom Board keeps hive temperature at a comfortable setting for the bees. Set temp. to 40 degrees F and the hive temp will remain at that temp. regardless of the outside temp. $150.00 *
About Us
Our Product Base
Custom handcrafted beehives and accessories using Dovetail Joints, waterproof glue and nailed. Over 50 years of woodworking experience. 10 years of beekeeping experience. Full line of tools, equipment, mite treatments, specialty patented items found nowhere else. We pride ourselves in quality. We also drive to Georgia 3 times a year in the spring to bring back the freshest bees possible.
Custom built for quality
Built using 13/16" rough sawn pine; thicker than any competitors. External handles make it MUCH easier to lift and carry without taking away valuable material and insulation. Western Red Cedar also available.