Pure, Raw, Local
Island Bee Supply
Specializing in Honey made on Orcas Island, WA and Big Island, HI
55%
2023-2024 National Honeybee Colony Loss Rate
1750+ Native Pollinators
Washington state has over 600 species of bees, 150 species of butterflies, more than 1000 species of moths, four species of hummingbirds, and numerous wasp, fly, and beetle pollinators.
80%
Of Beekeepers quit within the first two years
Island Bee Supply Offerings
Big Island Hawaii Honey
Honey Made On The Big Island Hawaii.
Offering Lehua and Kiawe
Bees
Nucleus colonies, Queens, Pollination contracts, and Hive management Throughout the San Juan Islands.
Discovering Bees
It takes about 2 million flower visits for a bee colony to make a pound of honey. Soon after emerging from her cell a queen bee will go on a mating flight or two. The queen will mate with multiple drone bees and return to the colony. A queen bee will not go on mating flights later in life. The worker bees in a colony are often half sis
“Beekeeping is like peeling an onion. You think that you have a good understanding of the Bees only for them to reveal another layer. ”
Brian Schmitz
Head Beekeper
Let's Talk Bees
Do you like the idea of having bees in your garden but you’d like to have someone else responsible for their management?