Two excellent established colonies for sale

[Paula Breen]

The first hive has for two years in a row been the most gentle, the most productive, and had the lowest mite count of all my colonies. The second is her daughter from a swarm collected early spring last year. Both hives are in a deep and a medium with 10 frames of drawn comb, plenty of honey and pollen stores and excellent queens that have overwintered well. The boxes are painted and have telescoping outer covers and solid bottom boards and the equipment on the second hive is only one season old. If you want a guaranteed honey crop these would be a great way to get started this season instead of buying nucleus colonies. In fact, you'll have a nice honey harvest as soon as you bring them home. The medium box on the second hive I think is all honey that will need to be pulled ASAP and the frames given back to them for spring expansion.

Selling because this hive host would like the bees removed and I just had hand surgery so am unable to move them to my yard in San Leandro. Asking for 450 each OBO. Pick up in West Oakland. Text me if interested. 7742570597. 

[Maryly Snow]

sounds good, but too much work!

Maryly

On Jan 10, 2026, at 7:25 AM, Paula Breen <paulae...@gmail.com> wrote:

The first hive has for two years in a row been the most gentle, the most productive, and had the lowest mite count of all my colonies. The second is her daughter from a swarm collected early spring last year. Both hives are in a deep and a medium with 10 frames of drawn comb, plenty of honey and pollen stores and excellent queens that have overwintered well. The boxes are painted and have telescoping outer covers and solid bottom boards and the equipment on the second hive is only one season old. If you want a guaranteed honey crop these would be a great way to get started this season instead of buying nucleus colonies. In fact, you'll have a nice honey harvest as soon as you bring them home. The medium box on the second hive I think is all honey that will need to be pulled ASAP and the frames given back to them for spring expansion.

Selling because this hive host would like the bees removed and I just had hand surgery so am unable to move them to my yard in San Leandro. Asking for 450 each OBO. Pick up in West Oakland. Text me if interested. 7742570597. 

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Colonies claimed. 

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