Welcome to the Home Page of

Bjorn Apiaries

Package Orders are now open for the 2021 season.

Please see the "2021 package" page for ordering and other information. If you would like an order form mailed to you, send us your physical address.

Please email at mikenida@ptd.net or call

 717-571-0087

We are not taking nuc orders at this time till we know how winter plays out.

PLEASE NOTE: After a several year break, Bjorn Apiaries will once again host beekeeping classes at Bjorn Apiaries. We have a "Sustainable Beekeeping - A More Natural Approach" scheduled for May 15th, 2021.  This has been one of our most popular classes. And sure to book out. Additional Info on the "Events - Classes" page  

Honey Bee  and stinging insect removal: Please click on the "Bee & Swarm Removal" page.   

* Fundraising Opportunities - Click Here

* Book your group for a farm tour and

  bee talk for 2021

                   Bjorn Apiaries Newsletter:

Bjorn Apiaries has a Facebook page where we post bee happenings. We also send out newsletter material via the membership list of PennApic. We no longer add beekeepers to the Bjorn Apiaries newsletter mailing list without verifiable name, address, phone number, and email list. Thank you.   

New Beekeeper?

Just getting started in beekeeping? Are you a first year beekeeper, looking to have the information needed to be a better beekeeper? Attend the annual FREE

spring workshop hosted by PennApic and members of the Pa. Backyard Beekeepers' Association.

Looking for local raw honey?

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Bjorn Products & Services

Honey Bees:  (Click Here)

     Packages (Click Here)

     Nucs colonies

     Starter hives  (Click Here)

     Queens

Fundraising Opportunities (Click Here)

Group Tours of the Farm - Ckick here

        (Full Calendar on Beekeepers Outpost Page)

      *Open House(s)

      * Scout Jamboree Day

      * Honey Harvest Day

      * National Honey Bee Day

Beekeeping Equipment  (Click Here)

      Swarm Lures

      Top Bar Hives

Mason Bees:  (Ckick Here)

     Filled Tubes

     Starter Homes

     Replacement Tubes

     Workshops 

Environment Support items:

     Flowers Seeds

     Trees

     Natural Deer/Animal Repellant

Educational Classes:  (Click Here)

     Sustainable Beekeeping 

     Queen Rearing 

Products of the Hive:  (Click Here)

     Local Raw Honey

     Wax/Candles/Figurines

     Wedding/Party/Fundraising

     Pollen  (Click Here)

     Gift Baskets

Gift Certificates

Inspection Services:  (Click Here)

Pollination service:  (Click Here)

Bjorn Apiaries is a family owned and operated honey bee business, located in southcentral Pennsylvania.

Our operation is focused on maintaining bees and providing mating stock from overwintered nucs and hives, and void of harsh mite treatments and chemicals. All of our bees overwinter in Pennsylvania. 

Honey and beehive products are produced with a licensed state honey house certificate of inspection. 

Bjorn Apiaries provides a host of services centered around helping beekeepers in a more natural way of maintaining hives. We have experience with traditional Langstroth hives, Warre hives, Top Bar Hives, Two Queen Tower systems, various comb options, as well as an IPM (Integrated Pest Management) program to foster healthier hives.

Please Note:

The pages of this website are filled with our opinions, advice, observations, and experiences. We did not make this site out to be filled with research, other beekeepers experiences, or filled with book filler and academia type data to impress you. All information is from our own collected beekeeping experiences here at Bjorn Apiaries. EVERY picture is from a Bjorn Apiary location. You may not agree with everything we say. And that is ok. The intent of this site is to be honest, while passing on information from another beekeeper who wants to help others enjoy the fascinating world of BEEKEEPING!.

We invite beekeepers as well as anyone wanting to get started in beekeeping to contact us for a visit to one of our yards. There is always something going on within the bee community.

Please scan the pages of this website for details on classes, information on various types of beekeeping, as well as services and products that we offer. Do not hesitate to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

Do you sometimes not know what to say, how to explain, or make suggestions to farmers and homeowners in regards to impacts on bees? Click here. This page is provided by the Pa. Backyard Beekeepers' Association. It explains some issues affecting bees, the details behind the problem, and perhaps a good way to pass along some information. 

Members of:

Pennsylvania Apiculture Inc.....

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Pennsylvania Backyard Beekeepers Association

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