We Sell Honey Bees

Welcome to Honey Bee Rescue. If you are interested in the purchase of established hives and nucs, below are our prices and warranties. We accept orders throughout the month with pickup availability 1–2 times monthly.

All nucs and hives feature new Italian cross queens bred in our mating yards. Whether you're a first-time beekeeper or expanding your apiary, we stand behind every colony we sell.

Full Hives — $300–350

Full hives consist of a solid bottom board with 3/8-inch gap to reduce robbing and pests of honeybees. A modified travel top which can be used as a bottom board in a pinch, one deep Langstroth box (new or newer equipment) with 10 frames or 8 with a 2-gallon internal feeder.

Frames will be solid plastic or plasticell with wood in good condition. If there is an issue, contact us. $300–350 depending on the time of year.

Nucs — $225–250

Nucs will be sold with 5 frames of drawn comb brood and a newly mated queen in a pro NUC box (plastic). The frames should be heavy with honey and syrup. NUC hives will be available both spring and fall and while supplies last. $225–250 depending on the time of year.

We will also do a frame swap for a discount — bring your own frames and we'll work out a deal.

What Makes Us Different?

We warranty our bees — see below. We also invest in people and help build beekeepers. We are around for all your questions and appreciate hobby and new beekeeper questions. Heck, we were there once!

We also appreciate all the referrals for bee removals from our network of new beekeepers, and if your bees do too well — we will even buy back splits of your hives. Many of our beekeepers have seen a positive return selling queens and swarms over the years. Our investment is in you and our bees. We can grow and learn together.

Warranty

Our warranty on our bees consists of a good faith agreement with our clients to replace hives that have died with a wild type swarm of bees the following year if the bees die.

We strongly encourage all clients to attend our Beekeeping Basics, Beekeeping 101, or a private lesson offered each month at the Dallas Makerspace and follow our instructions precisely, as keeping bees can be complicated and mistakes like moving hives short distances, overly inspecting the hive, failing to do mite treatment, or failing to take honey will cause issues with keeping honeybees.

Beekeeping Training

We offer monthly beekeeping courses to ensure our customers — and anyone interested in the craft — have the knowledge to succeed. Our classes cover everything from hive setup and seasonal management to mite treatment and honey harvesting.

Training is an essential part of what we do. A well-educated beekeeper means healthier bees, better honey production, and fewer colony losses. Whether you purchase bees from us or already have hives of your own, our classes are open to all skill levels.

Ready to start your beekeeping journey? Contact Honey Bee Rescue to place an order or sign up for our next training class. You can also call us at (214) 227-7562 — we're always happy to answer questions.