Beekeeping

Bee equipment suppliers:

BetterBee

MannLake

Bee Books that I have, want, or that you will want:

Bees in Your Backyard

Beekeepers Bible

Honey Bee Biology

The Beekeeper’s Handbook

Natural Beekeeping 1-3

Building Bee Hives

Building Your Own Own Bee Equipment

Brother Adam and Buckfast Abby

The Introduction Of Queen Bees

Beekeeping for Dummies

Practical Beekeeper

Beekeepers Journal

Backyard Beekeeper

Honeybee Democracy

Mason Bee Revolution

100 Plants to Feed the Bees

Bees of the World

Local Seattle Beekeeping Resources, classes, and groups:

Puget Sound Beekeepers Assn

Washington State Beekeepers Assn

Seattle Tilth

A few collected articles and how-tos:

Using Pollen to Stimulate Brood Rearing

Making Sugar Bricks to Feed

Adding Wax to Frames

Building Hive Stands

Warning signs to post around you bee hives and yard

How to Paint Bee Boxes

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