Illinois Overwintered 5 frame Bees (Nucs)

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David now offers ONLINE BEEKEEPING COURSES: Basic Beekeeping, Spring Management, Queen Rearing, Advanced Beekeeping and Getting Your Bees Through 

Our nucs are pick up only in Central Illinois (address below)

 5 Frame Illinois Overwintered Bee Nucs go on sale on January 1 each year online only at honeybeesonline.com. until sold out. You can find all information below the products below -- depending on your device, you may need to scroll to read the information. 

The date for pick up of Nucs for 2026 is TBA (late spring)

We will advise you of pick up dates.  Bees tell us when they are ready - we don't tell them, so please understand that while we will try to keep you up to date, we can't make promises for certain dates for pick up, so consider that if you have personal plans to arrange around. 

ALL COMMUNICATION ABOUT BEE NUCS IS DONE VIA EMAIL. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT!