Package Bees & Nucs for Sale in Austin Minnesota
Package Bees & Nucs for Sale in Austin Minnesota
Austin Pickup Details - Spring 2026
| Wave: | Wave 1 - April 16-19, 2026 |
| Pickup Date: | April 17 2026 |
| Pickup Time: | TBA |
| Location: | Kwik Trip - 1509 10th Pl NE - Austin MN 55912 |
| USDA Zone: | 4b |
| Avg Last Frost: | May 5 |
| Bloom Start: | Early May |
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Beekeeping in Austin, Minnesota - Zone 4b
Austin's Zone 4b in the Cedar River valley provides productive agricultural forage with reliable clover and alfalfa flows.
Darin's Advice for Zone 4b:
Austin's ag-rich landscape makes for excellent honey production. Our hygienic bees maintain colony health through the heavy forage season when mite pressure typically spikes.
What We Deliver to Austin
Package Bees
3 lb packages - Carniolan or Italian
Mated, laying queen included
Hygienic, mite-resistant stock
Nucleus Colonies
5-frame nucs - Spring & MN Overwintered
Established brood pattern
Ready to transfer to your equipment
Queen Bees
Unmarked queens only
Verified layers before caging
Freeze Kill & VSH tested genetics
Why Choose Little Apiary on the Prairie?
Northern-Bred Genetics: Our Carniolan and Italian bees are selected for hygienic behavior, mite resistance, and cold-climate performance. Every queen is Freeze Kill tested and verified laying before caging - because your success starts with proven genetics.
Built for Zone 4b: We don't sell generic bees. Our colonies are maintained to thrive in USDA Zone 4b conditions, where winter temperatures demand resilient stock that overwinters reliably and builds up rapidly in spring.
Delivered Fresh to Austin: Your bees travel from our California breeding partners to Austin in a climate-controlled trailer - no shipping stress, no postal delays. Pick up your bees at Kwik Trip - 1509 10th Pl NE - Austin MN 55912.
Real Support: Got questions? Call Darin directly at (701) 809-0153. We help every beekeeper who picks up from us - before, during, and after installation.
Other Minnesota Pickup Locations
Albert Lea · Rochester · Owatonna
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We sell out every year. Secure your bees for Austin pickup today.
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