Nuc Sales
Five-frame nucleus colonies raised for Alberta, with pickup in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton.
Calgary
Red Deer
Edmonton
Choose your pickup
Prices in CAD. Sold-out locations open again with the next season’s orders.
Nucs are live animals: they are picked up in person on the date shown for each location, never shipped. Bring a vehicle with room to keep the box upright and shaded.
Nuc and Queen Sales for Hobby Beekeepers
- Get the best Canadian bees to hobby or small-scale beekeepers
- 17-Years of collaboration to support Alberta beekeepers
- 300 Nucs, Canadian stocks in Canadian production
- FAMOUS for the most gentle bees in Alberta
Nuc Sales Now CLOSED
About the Program
We have developed a system to ensure these priorities occur in our Collaborative Purchase of honey bees annually. We are bringing in 300 nucleus colonies in 2026 and are eager and excited to engage YOU and help you meet your beekeeping goals. In 2009, we partnered with a burgeoning queen and nuc producer, Bill Stagg, in a program to support his sustainable growth and gain access to Canadian bees for hobby beekeepers. At the time, Bill was the only* beekeeper producing and selling nucs that included his queens to beekeepers in Alberta.
Through our micro-loaning system, we pay Sweetacre Apiaries up front 80% of the cost of the nucs, and in return, Bill has supplied bees on schedule and in pristine quality for over a decade. We here at ABC Bees, provide the inspections, transport, communication, and education to support our purchasers with the confidence to keep these wonderful bees.
What you get
- 4- Frame Nucleus Colony with BONUS 5th frame
- Pick-up available in Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton
- Exclusively organic acid IPM
- 100% Sweetacre Apiary Queens
- Wooden transport box with ventillation
- Installation video
- Provincial inspection report
- Webinar with Alberta Provincial Apiculturist
Schedule
January 16
Opening of Nuc Sales
10 Days
Pay for your bees
After your invoice is emailed to you, you have 10-days to pay it via etransfer, check, or credit card.
May
Provincial Apiculturalist Zoom Call
All bee purchasers will receive an invitation in May to a Zoom call with Alberta’s Apiculture Team to learn about IPM, seasonal industry concerns, and Q&A session. Date TBD.
June 6
Nuc Delivery Calgary, Red Deer & Edmonton
Bee deliveries will be held in all cities this Saturday.
The times and locations will be disclosed closer to the bee distribution date. Pickup schedules will also be sent out.
Pickup days
Where
Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton
When
Late May to June, date shown on each location
Bring
A vehicle with room to keep the box upright and shaded
Questions?
Eliese and the team usually reply within two business days.
Hear the day nuc orders open
Nucs sell out every year. Get the weekly video tip and the order date the moment it is posted.