Full payment is due with your order. We do not mail packages, they must be picked up at Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. Warm Colors Apiary has provided package bees, nucs and queens to New England beekeepers since 2000. We pickup and transport the bees from Georgia to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition. The bees spend less time in cages, reducing stress, and this results in healthier bees with fewer losses. Our scheduled dates are arranged with the producers months before picking up the packages. We purchase from several different apiaries and most seasons they have been able to stay on our pre-arranged schedule. A few factors including the rate of colony buildup, and having suitable weather conditions for mating queens can cause delays. When this happens we set a new date and make every effort to notify you of the change. Plan to call 413-665-4513 several days before your scheduled pickup, and listen to the phone message to confirm we are on schedule. Plan to be flexible and understand there is no advantage pressuring producers (or us) to supply bees & queens unless they are ready.

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