Nucs, Packages & Queens

Beeyond Honey Apiary packages contain three pounds of loose bees with feed, and a mated, queen in a separate queen cage.  A nuc (or nucleus) colony is an already thriving colony of bees with a mated, marked queen and five deep frames of honey, pollen, and brood. 

Pickups will be scheduled in April depending on weather and availability. Please note: Bee packages and nucs are available for PICKUP ONLY at our location in Coplay PA. Beeyond Honey Apiaries does not ship packages or nucs.

Looking to requeen a hive, make a split, or prepare your own nucs? We offer mated queens, available mid-April through August, for shipment or pickup. 

If you plan to start a new bee colony, you need a nuc or package. A queen cannot establish a new colony by herself.

Our locally raised northern queens are available starting in June. We provide young, vigorous, locally adapted queens that are well acclimated to our northern weather conditions. In our breeding programs, we focus on desirable traits as opposed to striving for a pure, specific breed of bee. We select bees for winter hardiness, disease resistance, temperament, and honey production. These queens are excellent for requeening a hive or preparing nucs.