Purchasing Bees

Where to Buy Bees near Stanwood


Stanwood Camano Beekeepers Association is planning to purchase several pallets of “2 deep” colonies coming out of the California Almonds again in 2026. These colonies are ready to swarm, so you can split them into two or three colonies as soon as you get them. The price for these colonies is $440.00 with $220 minimum due by March 15, 2026.

(These will be available for members of Stanwood Camano Beekeepers Association only.)

Message the club if you are interested.


(360) 688-4815
1018 Silver Springs Way, Stanwood WA 98292
Note: We are open to customers by appointment only
Info@silverspringshoneycompany.com
https://silverspringshoneycompany.com/


Stanwood Bee Company

18524 Swanson Ln
Stanwood, WA 98292


By Appointment Only
Tim Welsh: (425) 681-5793 

https://stanwoodbeeco.com


Snohomish Bee Company

403 Maple Ave # A
Snohomish, WA 98290 

(360) 568-2191

https://snohobeeco.com


Les’s Bees Bellingham, WA

2427 Vista Dr
Bellingham, WA 98229 

(360) 303-0396 

 les@leszbees.com 


Woods Bee Company

919 W Reynolds Ave
Centralia, WA 98531

(360) 263-3359

 bees@woodsbeeco.com

https://woodsbeeco.com



Where to Buy Queens (per WSU)

Stanwood Camano Beekeepers Association is a member organization of the Washington State Beekeepers Association. As a member, we have access to Washington State University’s Honeybee program research team for advice. This list of Queen providers used by WSU has been provided to us by Briana Price, the Honeybee Program Extension Coordinator at WSU. Note that these Queen producers are located in California or Oregon and that shipping mated Queens can damage the sperm cells stored in the queen’s spermatheca, so use this list with caution. 

(Local Queens are always better, so try the above bee vendors first!) 

Also, Steve Sheppard and Sue Cobey mentioned that these people don’t usually fulfill small hobbyist orders as often, so they recommend a group of beekeepers doing a bulk order to have a better chance of getting bees. 

Philip Russell

Strachan Apiaries
2522 Tierra Buena Rd
Yuba City, CA 95993

(530) 674-3881

 New World Carniolan 

Philip@strachanbees.com

honey@strachanbees.com

Russell Heitkam

Heitkam’s Honey Bees
4700 1st Ave, Orland, CA 95963
(530) 865 9562

queens@heitkamshoneybees.com


Kamron Koehnen

C.F. Koehnen & Sons, Inc.
3131 Highway 45
Glenn, CA 95943

(530) 865 8802 

 Cordovan Italian and Carniolan 

kamronkoehnen@koehnen.com


Leonard & Brad Pankratz

Can-Am Apiaries
450 3rd Avenue
Orland, CA 95963 

(530) 865 2516 


Ray Olivarez

 Olivarez Honey Bees
6398 Co Rd 20
Orland, CA 95963

(877) 865-0298

 Italian, Carniolan, Saskatraz 

Ray@ohbees.com


John Jacobs

Old Sole Apiaries
Rouge River, OR


(541) 582 2337 

 Survivor Stock, Caucasian 


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