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Bjorn Apiaries

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SUSTAINABLE BEEKEEPING CLASS ON
MAY 21ST POSTPONED! 

NOTICE: UPDATED 4/25/16

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no package delivery for May! Anyone with a paid in full package order for May will get a full refund or have the option of getting a nuc in May at no additional charge. Please email us to make arrangements.

Updated 5/18/16 New Dates for Classes!

Queen Rearing - June 11th.

Sustainable Beekeeping - June 18th.

We apologize for any inconveniences with the class changes. The sustainable bee class scheduled for May 21st has been changed due to a weather forecast with temps in the 50's and rain all day. It just is not an ideal situation for classroom instruction in a beeyard. 

Details posted on the "Events-Classes" page.

Please Note: We will NOT be taking ANY nuc pre-orders for 2016. We sold many late summer nucs and have limited over-wintered stock. We will post here nucs for sale in the spring after we get up and running. We will not have an over-flow list. Please do not email or call concerning nucs. Thank you!    

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

The Beekeepers Outpost - Click Here

* Fundraising Opportunities - Click Here

* Book your group for a farm tour and

  bee talk for 2016

                   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 (2015 - March 8th.)

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.....

Home to:

Pennsylvania Backyard Beekeepers Association

and

The National Honey Bee Day Program

Northern States Queen Breeders Association

Actual Visitors Since 10-10-10