Keep an eye on the weather during March. Make sure your bees have enough food still remaining, and be careful to watch the temperatures if you are feeding them syrup!
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Spring bee orders availability is decreasing each week. We still have mid April Carniolan package bees for Carlisle and Nicholson, PA. These will have 2026 Latshaw Carniolan queens. Get yours now while they last!
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MARCH PACKAGE BEE ORDER UPDATES: For those who ordered March (Carlisle, PA pickup) package bees, we are currently on track for Friday, March 27. Pickup at the Carlisle farm shop.
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APRIL PACKAGE BEE ORDER UPDATES: For those who ordered April package bees, we are currently on track for Carlisle pickup the evening of Saturday, April 18. Pickup at the Carlisle farm shop. For Nicholson pickup we are on track for the afternoon/evening of Sunday, April 19. Pickup at 803 Brecht Hill Rd, Nicholson, PA.
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NUC UPDATES: For those who ordered Overwintered Nucs, check your email for pickup days. May and June nucs for Carlisle and Nicholson are still on track, dates will be finalized in late April.
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Thinking about spring mite treatments? If you treat for varroa mites, this is still a good time of year to do oxalic acid treatments, if you use that product. As it warms up, other organic options include formic acid or Apiguard (thymol).
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We are stocked up with bee supplies for 2026 and we expect to start wax dipping woodenware in April. We have a 2026 price list posted, with a few changes.
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For those who are interested in wax dipping, we expect to have the first wax dip day in April, if the weather cooperates.
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We will have 2026 queens by early June. April queens are by request only (most are spoken for now).
