Our hive shares are for Cowichan Valley residents who want to learn about and experience the local beekeeping season. Each hive share comes with a monthly hive box of fresh honey and other hive products. Whether you want to learn about bees, or just enjoy their presence and products on your property, our hive share is for you.
The areas we will be offering our services to in the Cowichan Valley for 2017 are: Cobble Hill, Cowichan Bay, Cowichan Station, Duncan and Glenora.
2017 Hive Shares are sold out. Thank you everyone for your support!
Basic Share
$$
May − September
5 months
Enjoy having bees on your property without the work! Watch the bee highway, enjoy pollination benefits and fresh honey.
Includes
• Monthly visits by an experienced beekeeper who will manage the hive for you
• Monthly hive boxes with fresh, local honey, pollen, propolis and other hive products
• A monthly update on your hive and its health
• Pollination of any fruit bearing plants on your property
• Hive Installation
Educational Share
$$$
April − October
7 months
Learn how to keep bees with an experienced beekeeper during the actual beekeeping season.
Includes
• Two educational sessions per month with an experienced beekeeper who will educate you through the beekeeping season (2 hrs each)
• Access to a great bee library and learning resources
• All treatments and seasonal beekeeping supplies
• Monthly hive boxes with fresh, local honey, pollen, propolis and other hive products
• A monthly update on your hive and its health
• Pollination of any fruit bearing plants on your property
• Hive Installation
Hive Placement
$
A hive placement is placing a hive on a property without the monthly delivery of products- purely for enjoyment and pollination benefits. Includes monthly visits and management by an experienced beekeeper.
Unavailable for 2017
Lenora Beekeeping Ideals
We focus on connecting our honeybees with as much wild flora as possible, limiting the amount of supplemental feeding, while still recognizing that it is necessary during nectar dearth periods.
At Lenora Bee, we believe in breeding a strong population of local honeybees with genetic stock selected for our area and climate. We do treat our bees for a variety of pests and diseases and our treatments of preference are organic. Most of all, we believe in supporting local beekeepers!
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