Stranks Bee Farm

We put a lot of time, thought and experimenting into our beekeeping equipment. We are not a “beekeeping supply store” but simply beekeepers trying to offer other beekeepers a better option for hives. As such we do not keep much stock. Our process is as follows — You order beekeeping equipment, we manufacture it for you, and let you know it is ready for you.

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Four Frame Nuc

$235.00 CAD
$235.00 CAD
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Summer Nuc

Stranks Family Farms 4 frame nucs typically come with 2-3 frames of brood, and 1 frame of food (honey/pollen).

We don’t buy in queens for our nucs.

The queens and the nucs have grown together in the same colony, not introduced together right before sale. We typically don’t cage or mark our queens.

We are a fully functional member of ORHBS


All of our queens are selected for

- Winter survival

- Spring build up

- Good brood pattern

- Lack of swarming behaviour

- Disease resistance (hygienic testing) 

- Low Varroa Growth testing

Our nucs are available for order in January, (join our mailing list to be the first to hear) once we know survival, and are available for pick-up in June depending on weather.

Spring nucs have an overwintered queen that has been proven in a hone producing colony. They were selected from our breeder hives last season

pick-up early June

 

Summer nucs have a newly hatched and mated queen selected from our breeder colonies this year. We sell test them for a bit to make sure they are laying well.

pick-up late June

 

Do you need bees and the beehive to put them in? We offer beekeeping equipment we manufacture on site!

Locally Adapted

Selectivly Bred

Sustainably Raised

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Stranks Family Farms

We value Regeneratively and Ethically produced whole food that will make your family thrive

The 4 Pillers of Beekeeping

Beekeeping comes down to 4 main pillers that need to be established.

-Local Genetics

-Naturally Adapted Equipment

-Location of Apiary

-Management

Brand Attributes

Bees, like humans, live in a stressful world, why should their hive be a place of stress as well? Our equipment is designed with technology that is proven to reduce the amount of stress that your bees face inside their own home.

  • Locally Adapted

    We have been breeding our bees to work well in our area for the last 10+ years

  • Selectivly Bred

    We only rear Queens from our best colonies in order to continuosly improve our stock.

  • Sustainably Raised

    We dont take 4 frames and add a random queen to them. All of our nucs get to grow with their queen

Common Questions

Is everything you sell grown by you?

We produce some products we sell, but the rest are carefully sourced from trusted suppliers with preference on local.

Are your products all certified organic?

No, not all our products are certified organic. However, any of the farmers we work with that are not certified use Regenerative practises.

Do you deliver for free?

Yes, we offer free local delivery once/week. See checkout for deatils

Are you family owned?

 Yes, Patrick's family has been farming in This area for 7 generations. While he is the first beekeeper of the family, he is proud to cary on the tradition of agriculture.