Want to get into beekeeping?

We have some hobbyist hive options for you!

  • Starter Nucleus

    5 Frame NUC box
    4 x Frames with Bees and Queen
    Honey & Pollen stores

    $ 250 + GST

  • Expanding Beekeeper

    10 Frame Hive Box
    5 x Frames with Bees and Queen
    4 x Frames for Bees to Expand Into
    Honey & Pollen Stores
    1 x Feeder
    1 x Brood Box
    1 x Hive Floor
    1 x Hive Cover
    1 x Hive Lid
    Tie down

    $ 346 + GST

  • Hobbyist

    2 x 10 Frame Hive Box
    10 x Frames with Bees and Queen
    8 x Frames for Bees to Expand Into
    Honey & Pollen Stores
    1 x Feeder
    1 x Queen Excluder
    1 x Hive Floor
    1 x Hive Cover
    1 x Hive Lid
    Tie down

    $ 570 + GST

 Our bees are all regularly checked for American Foulbrood and Varroa, and we only send out the healthiest bees and mated Queens.
Our head beekeeper Raymond Key is currently on the Apiculture New Zealand Board of Trustees, and has hundreds of healthy hives around the South Island. He’s always available for a friendly chat, and we can even offer private beekeeping advice and lessons at an hourly rate from one of our established local beekeepers.

Buy with confidence.

We suggest all potential hobbyist beekeepers undertake a formal apiculture course (More information here) or have previous beekeeping experience. We reserve the right of refusal if we believe selling a hive may incur a risk to the local ecosystem.

Not confident to keep bees just yet? See our hive hosting options here.