A family farm in East Peru, Iowa, keeping bees since 1978 and selling to other beekeepers ever since. The pitch for newcomers is simple: 8 and 10 frame Langstroth starter kits arrive assembled and finished, painted white or wax dipped, with a choice of triple wax coated plastic frames or assembled wooden ones. Free shipping covers most orders over 100 dollars to the lower 48, which matters when a hive weighs what a hive weighs.
Queens travel by post in season, packages too, while five frame nucs are pickup only at the farm, forty minutes south of Des Moines. Good for a beginner who wants gear ready to use out of the carton and a phone answered by someone who works bees. Less good in spring, when the season buries the small team and replies slow down, and the site itself is a maze of promotional banners.
Address: East Peru, IA, 117 Florence Avenue
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