Green Apiaries
1009 Kinsey Dr SE
Huntsville, AL 35803-3903
Tel 256-881-8531 Fax 256-650-5689 e mail:halgre@knology.net
New, Starting 2004,.... FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING*.... on all HoneyProducts
*$30.00 Minimum order for free shipping*
1# 2# 3#
1) 1 pound jar, net wt 16 OZ $6.50ea*
2) 2 pound jar, net wt 32 OZ $9.00ea*
3) 3 pound jar, net wt 48 OZ $11.50ea*
These are the most popular sizes and can be shipped by UPS. Prices shown above include shipping and handling. We are not setup to handle credit cards, so payments should be made by check or money order.
Honey is also available with comb in each of the above jars, add $.50 per jar for the comb.
A label is available for the back of each container. This label has the barcode for convenience of retail stores, a Nutrition Facts Table for honey, a note about granulation of pure honey and the company address, telephone and fax numbers. This label is optional and primarily for the convenience of major retail stores but can be supplied for all that ask.
Pure, cleaned and dried pollen harvested by our bees.
Our pollen is collected by our bees and cleaned by us by blown air and then allowed to dry to remove any excess moisture. It is then kept frozen until shipment to our customers. The color of our pollen may vary from time to time depending upon when we collect it and depending upon what floral sources are in bloom at the time. Pollen is a vitamin-packed source of protein good on tossed salads and breakfast cereals.
Prices for pollen are $12.00/lb, Free Shipping & Handling.*
Gift Packs
These 12 oz Honey Bears make ideal, year around gifts for your favorite people, be they friends, relatives, neighbors or customer/clients. These Bears can be purchased individually or in a crate of three. Both types can be shipped also.
Prices for Bears are:
1) 12 oz Bear $5.50 ea. Free Shipping & Handling.*
2) Crate of 3 Bears $18.50 ea. Free Shipping & Handling.*
Another popular gift package is this crate of a pair of one pound plastic containers. These can be easily shipped also.
Price for Crate of 2- 1 pound containers $15.25 ea. Free Shipping & Handling.*
Honey is also in available one gallon, two gallon, five gallon and barrel (55 gallon). Please request current quote for these sizes.
Honey Straws
Honey straws are now available for ordering. These straws contain our own pure, raw honey, made by our bees from nectar gathered from mixed flora sources in North Alabama. The straws are about 6 1/2 inches long and contain approximately 5 grams of honey, about 15 calories. They are well suited for youngsters as after school snacks as well as for adults who may be slightly diabetic and have to limit their sugar intake. They are priced at $16.00 per 100. *Free Shipping & Handling.*
Pure Bees Wax In Bulk
Our bees wax is derived from the cappings of our honey during the extraction process and therefore is not exposed to any chemicals used in the treatment of our bees during the winter when the honey supers are off the hives. It is cleaned and strained to a nice, light yellow color and suitable for use as an ingredient in the making of soap, furniture polish, hand lotion, lip balm and many other things, even your own hand-dipped candles. It comes in 4 1/4 by 8 1/4 inch blocks of various thickness, each usually weighing between 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds. The block shown above weighs 27 ounces.
Prices for our bulk pure bees wax is $10.00/lb Free Shipping & Handling.*
Comb Honey
Pure Comb Honey is available throughout most of the year and can be shipped. The actual comb measures 17 inches wide and 4 inches high. Each frame contains about 4 pounds of capped honey in beeswax comb. The comb is completely edible and comes complete with the original wood frame in which it was formed by the bees. As a bonus, there is usually a small amount of pure propolis, which is also edible, on the two edges of the frame ends.
Price for our shallow super comb frames as shown is $14.00. Free Shipping & Handling.*
For medium super comb frames, (5 inches high) the price is $16.00. Free Shipping & Handling.*
To order or request quote including S&H, click here.
Interesting Links101 Uses for Honey
Check this site for 101 ways to use honey and other interesting stuff from Canada.
Making Splits
One of the springtime tasks for a beekeeper is the making of splits to increase his colonies of bees. Normally, a beekeeper will lose about 10% of his hives during the winter months for one reason or another. One way to restore his colonies to his desired level is by making splits. Here I'm taking about four frames of bees and brood from one or more of my stronger hives and placing
them in an empty hive. I make sure I do not take the queen out of the strong hive, but I will put in a new queen cell in the new colony that I just made. In a week or so, the new queen will hatch, make her mating flight and return to the new hive and start doing her job of laying worker bees to increase the population of the colony. Shortly after that, I will place some honey supers on the new hive so the bees will be able to store surplus honey that I can later remove, extract and offer for sale. I'm a partner with another beekeeper in a queen raising operation. We raise our own queens for our own use and also sell some to friends and acquaintances throughout Alabama and Tennessee. Our queen raising activity and split making usually takes place in March through July. In July, the weather here is just too hot to continue to raise queens and the bees do not do well in this activity during hot weather.
