Address
5400 Powell Road Kewadin, MI 49648
We are excited this year to offer 5 Deep Frame Nucs featuring a marked 2024 mite resistant VSH queen from Harbo line stock for Michigan Beekeepers.
A limited number of single 10 frame deeps will be available for pick up mid May through June.
Each Deep Frame Nuc will consist of 5 assorted frames of bees, brood, honey, pollen & a new marked 2024 VSH mated queen from Harbo stock. Our disease resistant, varroa sensitive hygienic queens are purchased from a queen breeder with many years of experience providing VSH queens to beekeepers.
The bees used in our Nucs were overwintered in Michigan and then placed for pollinating crops. The hives are then returned to Kewadin, Michigan where we split and make the nucleus colonies in April.
Our VSH queens are selected for their hygienic behavior and are very prolific. The queens in the Nucs are VSH; expressing the hygienic behavior developed by the rigors for controlling mites and brood disease.
Each Nuc will come in a temporary Jester style or cardboard Nuc box. The Nuc box is yours to keep and does not need to be returned.
We encourage you to bring your bee suit when picking up your Nuc. You are welcome to select your own Nuc but unfortunately you cannot lift or remove frames from the hive.
Some things to keep in mind when you pick up your bees:
ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND NON REFUNDABLE! All bees purchased from Bee Haven Apiary are no longer our responsibility and are no longer warrantied by us after they have left our premises. Due to weather & other circumstances beyond our control we reserve the right to change pick up dates & times. |
We are conveniently located at 5400 Powell Road Kewadin, MI just a short drive from Traverse City, MI.
Bee Haven, the name of our apiary, was chosen not just because it is catchy phrase, but because that is what we are trying to create: a haven for bees. It includes an environment following the principles of permaculture: canopy, understory, flowering trees, bushes, and ground cover. It includes the most harmonious housing for bees: tall and thin as opposed to flat hives. And it includes the very best bees we can breed: mild mannered, winter hardy, parasite resistant, and productive. All these attributes are interdependent. The best environment with the worst tempered bees is no fun, the best bees in a poor environment will be unproductive, dead bees in the spring are a heart breaking set back. Too often we seek improvement by focusing only on one part of the equation when we need to look at the whole situation and make educated decisions.
Springtime means new colonies. We are offering Nucs from our own bees. Lessons and consultation will be scheduled throughout the summer and fall including hands-on workshops covering everything from perennial plantings to primitive hives. Lets build our own Northern Michigan ‘Bee Haven’ together.
Please join and support your local bee club!
Marty Dillon,
Beekeeper
A bright and cheery good day to you all,
My name is Marty Dillon I was born and raised in Antrim and Grand Traverse counties, my roots here are deep. Over the course of my life I have raised just about every kind of domestic animal and have had bees off and on since about 1986. I have made my share of mistakes. My theory is this: If you want to know what NOT to do, find someone who has been around the block a time or two. Go find that old guy down the road or consult your grandfathers’ grandfather, he will know what to do. Above all else keep a positive and thankful outlook, life is good!