Bee equipment suppliers:
Bee Books that I have, want, or that you will want:
Building Your Own Own Bee Equipment
Brother Adam and Buckfast Abby
The Introduction Of Queen Bees
Local Seattle Beekeeping Resources, classes, and groups:
Washington State Beekeepers Assn
A few collected articles and how-tos:
Using Pollen to Stimulate Brood Rearing
Building Hive Stands
- My steel stand design: Video and a Drawing
- Duel Hive Wood Stand Cut List and Drawing
Warning signs to post around you bee hives and yard
12-Month Bee Keeping Calendar
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
YouTube Channels and resources
Local sources for bee packages and nucs in the Seattle Area:
Cascadia Apiary Supply
Woodinville, WA
Matt Barclay 425-215-2972
matt@cascadia-apiary-supply.com
Offering 3# and 4# package bees, queens, and nucs.
https://cascadia-apiary-supply.com
Cascade Natural Honey Company
Bellevue, WA
Cary Therriault 206.920.2150
cktherriault@comcast.net Later Packages.
Seola Bee Company
Brad Jones 206-612-1068
brad@seolabeecompany.comseolabees.com
Snohomish Bee Company
Snohomish, WA
360-568-2191
http://snohobeeco.com
Sunny Bee Honey Farm
Alicia Halbert 253-951-2687
Packages and nucs of Italian Bees with California Queens
West Hill Bee Products
Auburn, WA
253-839-1942
westhillbeeproducts@yahoo.com
Schaffer’s Honey Bee Farms
Charles Schaffer
28610 186th Pl SE
Kent, WA 98042-5403
253-315-5084
winterwood.gold@comcast.net
packages and nucs of Carniolan Bees
Bees in the burbs: Norm
28634 Maple Valley Black Diamond Rd SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038
(425) 432-1213
Birds and Bees Vashon: David
11310 103rd Ave SW, Vashon, WA 98070
(206) 463-4424
Nucs of Survivor Bees/hybrid Russian Bees