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Catalog Request - click here

Want to get a paper catalog? Place it in your cart and check out, free of charge. Select USPS 1st class mail, please. Click here to view the catalog item and add it to your cart.

Finding your account

Having trouble logging in? 1.  Have you ever bought from Betterbee before?  If you have not, thank you for choosing us, and please use either Guest Checkout or Create a New Betterbee Account and Websi...

Fumagilin, Apivar, Apiguard, Apistan to overseas locations

Unfortunately we are unable to sell medications and bee treatments outside the United States.  We apologize for the inconvenience.  -Betterbee

Bee Pricing and Dates 2025

Pricing for the 2025 Bee season is not yet available. We will announce pricing and availability around November 2024. If you have further questions about pricing, we can provide the pricing for last y...

Containers - Are they food safe?

The glass and plastic containers that we sell are produced in a food-safe environment and are considered ready to use.

Error: No Shipping Methods Found when checking out

When you see "No Shipping Methods Found," there are items in your cart that cannot ship together.  The usual items:  Package Bees Nucleus Colonies Queen Bees Unfolded Nuc Boxes To fix this, please m...

International shipping

Betterbee is happy to ship orders to our international customers.  There are some restricted items such as medication, bee food, and  liquids that we cannot ship overseas.  Due to vario...

Lyson Hives and Division Board Feeders

Q: Will the deep division board feeder fit in the Lyson Deep Hive body? A:  Yes! Lyson hives are made of polystyrene and have walls that are thicker than the wooden hive walls The R-factor of a Lyson ...

Lodging near Betterbee

Hotels, Motels: Saratoga Springs, NY is 20 minutes from Betterbee.  There are many hotel

Betterbee Newsletter

Betterbee publishes a monthly, emailed newsletter of interest to beekeepers with all levels of experience. It offers a wide range of original articles on beekeeping topics. The Newsletter is available...

Looking For Information About Beekeeping?

Check Out The Betterbee Newsletter Archives! Betterbee publishes a monthly emailed Newsletter which covers a wide range of beekeeping topics of interest to beekeepers with all levels of experience. Ar...

All About Swarms

BetterBee publishes a free, monthly, emailed Newsletter covering a wide variety of beekeeping topics.  Articles that are specifically about swarms are collected on this page for easy access. However, ...

Apivar Usage

Apivar has a two year shelf life from the date printed on the product. That expiration is for the sealed product. Once it is opened and the parent compound is exposed to oxygen, it starts to degrade. ...

Candle Molds (Taper)

Unfortunately, the vendor that we previously used for candle molds is experiencing many difficulties producing molds. They have let us know that they are unable to make any molds in the near future. I...

How to Do an Oxalic Acid Vaporization Using a Varrox Wand

Important Safety Notice Unless you have, and are committed to always wearing, the required person

How to Use the Oxalic Acid Dribble Method

Oxalic Acid Dribble is a method which uses oxalic acid mixed with sugar syrup. It is applied using a large syringe to squirt the mixture on to the bees clustered between the frames.

Bettercomb and Hot Weather

We have received questions from some of our customers in hotter climates regarding Bettercomb and how it holds up in the heat.  The wired frames hold up well even in the high heat! We have many custom...

Woodenware Grading System

Here at Betterbee, we offer three different options for Woodenware Grading: Budget, Commercial, and Select. Our grading system isn't quite the same as most other companies. Our "budget grade" is close...

Should my candle mold have a slit?

Unfortunately, not all of our molds come with a slit. If your mold does not have a slit, we recommend using a wicking needle to help thread the wick prior to pouring.

ReleasaGen Mold Spray

The ReleasaGen mold spray is currently unavailable. We have sourced a new product that is similar and works very well for candle molds. See our new spray here.

Custom Candle Molds

  We can offer custom candle molds through one of our mold suppliers. The supplier requires the customer to provide a "master" or an object to use as the form for the mold. The resulting candle will b...

Shipping Bees

We do NOT ship nucleus colonies or packages of bees. Bees are available for pickup at our Greenwich, NY location. We do not ship bees because it is too much stress on the colony and there too much of ...

How to get Added to the Swarm Catcher list

Betterbee offers a list of customers willing to catch swarms for the public.   https://www.betterbee.com/swarm-catchers/ The list is sorted by state and then alphabetically by the last name of the swa...

Class Logistics

The class will use a program called Moodle that is set up at www.betterbee.info You can go there and set up a new account if you are going to take a course.  We cannot carry your sign in and password ...

Broken Extractor Lid Replacement

Replacement covers for small Lyson extractors (2/4 frame) are available here: https://www.betterbee.com/lyson-honey-processing-equipment/lyp18-replacement-cover.asp Please save the metal parts from yo...

Winter Patties - NOW AVAILABLE FOR FALL 2024

Thank you for your interest in purchasing Winter Patties! As of 9/30/24 they are currently in stock and available to be shipped. Please note that if they are shipped when it is too warm, they will bec...

Betterbee Candy

An update regarding our Betterbee Sweet Honey Candy:

Getting Ready for Winter

Wondering what to do to prepare for winter? Here are two SUPER helpful links to old newslette

US Government NDAA 899 Certification

Betterbee is the registered trademark and "Doing Business As" Name of Northeast Center for Beekeeping LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company. Betterbee offers the 52.204-24 Declaration of conformat...

Candle Sheets - How are they dyed?

We have reached out to our candle sheet vendor to ask about the dying process for the candle sheets that we sell. Unfortunately, the minute details are proprietary information that they are unable to ...

Is this Lyson product available at Betterbee?

Thank you for your interest in Lyson products! Betterbee is the exclusive U.S. distributor for Lyson and stocks hundreds of items, including extractors, uncapping equipment, insulated hives, protectiv...

Can my club or organization place a bulk order of Betterbee or Lyson products?

Yes. Your beekeeping club or association is welcome to put together a large order of any Betterbee products. Please send us a list of products and quantities, as well as desired shipping location, to ...
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Finding your account

Category: Knowledgebase

Having trouble logging in? 1.  Have you ever bought from Betterbee before?  If you have not, thank you for choosing us, and please use either Guest Checkout or Create a New Betterbee Account and Websi...

Catalog Request - click here

Category: Knowledgebase

Want to get a paper catalog? Place it in your cart and check out, free of charge. Select USPS 1st class mail, please. Click here to view the catalog item and add it to your cart. Want to view the cata...

International shipping

Category: Knowledgebase

Betterbee is happy to ship orders to our international customers.  There are some restricted items such as medication, bee food, and  liquids that we cannot ship overseas.  Due to vario...

Containers - Are they food safe?

Category: Knowledgebase

The glass and plastic containers that we sell are produced in a food-safe environment and are considered ready to use. We do have some customers that choose to wash them or some customers have air blo...

Apivar Usage

Category: Knowledgebase

Apivar has a two year shelf life from the date printed on the product. That expiration is for the sealed product. Once it is opened and the parent compound is exposed to oxygen, it starts to degrade. ...

How to Use the Oxalic Acid Dribble Method

Category: Knowledgebase

Oxalic Acid Dribble is a method which uses oxalic acid mixed with sugar syrup. It is applied using a large syringe to squirt the mixture on to the bees clustered between the frames. The bees are not h...

Can my club or organization place a bulk order of Betterbee or Lyson products?

Category: Knowledgebase

Yes. Your beekeeping club or association is welcome to put together a large order of any Betterbee products. Please send us a list of products and quantities, as well as desired shipping location, to ...

Is this Lyson product available at Betterbee?

Category: Knowledgebase

Thank you for your interest in Lyson products! Betterbee is the exclusive U.S. distributor for Lyson and stocks hundreds of items, including extractors, uncapping equipment, insulated hives, protectiv...

Candle Sheets - How are they dyed?

Category: Knowledgebase

We have reached out to our candle sheet vendor to ask about the dying process for the candle sheets that we sell. Unfortunately, the minute details are proprietary information that they are unable to ...

Getting Ready for Winter

Category: Knowledgebase

Wondering what to do to prepare for winter? Here are two SUPER helpful links to old newsletter articles: https://www.betterbee.com/instructions-and-resources/getting-ready-to-prepare-for-winter.asp h...

US Government NDAA 899 Certification

Category: Knowledgebase

Betterbee is the registered trademark and "Doing Business As" Name of Northeast Center for Beekeeping LLC, a New York Limited Liability Company. Betterbee offers the 52.204-24 Declaration of conformat...

Betterbee Candy

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An update regarding our Betterbee Sweet Honey Candy: Unfortunately, at this time we have not been able to solve our manufacturing issues with the Betterbee Sweet Honey Candy, and therefore we cannot p...