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Honey Bee Queen
Honey Bee Queen
A queen honey bee is a mated female bee that lives in a hive. She is the mother of most of the bees in the hive, laying eggs that become female worker bees and male drones. The queen is the only female bee that is fully reproductive. (Pickup Only). Please Call (443)963-3255 for pricing.
Nucleus "Nuc" Colonies
Nucleus "Nuc" Colonies
Nucleus ("Nuc") ― A small colony of bees often used in queen rearing or the box in which the small colony of bees resides. The term refers to the fact that the essentials, bees, brood, food, a queen or the means to make one, are there for it to grow into a colony, but it is not a full sized colony. (Pickup Only). Please Call (443)963-3255 for pricing.
Honey Bee Package
Honey Bee Package
A honey bee package is a box used to transport bees to a new hive. Packages are sold by weight, with about 3,000 to 5,000 bees per pound. Most packages weigh between two and five pounds (Pickup Only). Please Call (443)963-3255 for pricing.
Digital Honey Bee Courses
Digital Honey Bee Courses
Learn, Grow & Thrive in Beekeeping with our digital courses! Solve common challenges, from hive setup to honey harvesting, with easy-to-follow guides. Learn, grow, and thrive—start your beekeeping journey today!
Queen, Nucs and Packages
Queen, Nucs and Packages
Queens: Looking to re-queen a hive, make a split, or prepare your own nucs? We offer mated queens, available mid-April through August, for shipment or pickup. Please check back for details on queens.
Queens: Looking to re-queen a hive, make a split, or prepare your own nucs? We offer mated queens, available mid-April through August, for shipment or pickup. Please check back for details on queens.
5 Frame Nucs and Bee Packages: Charm City Honey Bees packages contain three pounds of loose bees with feed, and a mated, queen in a separate queen cage. A nuc (nucleus) colony is an already thriving colony of bees with a mated, marked queen and five deep frames of honey, pollen, and brood. Choose from spring nucs made by our trusted producer in early spring, or overwintered nucs, which we made early spring.
5 Frame Nucs and Bee Packages: Charm City Honey Bees packages contain three pounds of loose bees with feed, and a mated, queen in a separate queen cage. A nuc (nucleus) colony is an already thriving colony of bees with a mated, marked queen and five deep frames of honey, pollen, and brood. Choose from spring nucs made by our trusted producer in early spring, or overwintered nucs, which we made early spring.
Pickups will be scheduled in March or April depending on weather and availability. Please note: Bee packages and nucs are available for PICKUP ONLY at our location in Howard County Maryland. Charm City Honey Bees does not ship packages or nucs.
Pickups will be scheduled in March or April depending on weather and availability. Please note: Bee packages and nucs are available for PICKUP ONLY at our location in Howard County Maryland. Charm City Honey Bees does not ship packages or nucs.
*Please note: If you plan to start a new bee colony, you need a nuc or package. Queens cannot establish a new colony by herself.*
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