Hive And Garden

We had a great time at the Virginia State Beekeepers Assoc. Conference this weekend in historic Williamsburg! So nice to meet other local vendors and hear some very informative lectures. Looking forward to next year!

Honeybees aren’t the only ones enjoying the garden!

Another successful nuc day! As always, a big thanks to all our customers for their support and helping make it go so smoothly.

Heather is one of the few forage plants available this time of year in the Northwest. A welcome sight for bees with the snowy winter we’ve had!

We’re already stocking up on hives for next season! This one features the new deep curved lid and our signature Vivaldi Board. All components are made from start to finish in our wood shop- the CNC router has really come in handy! https://hiveandgarden.com/collections/hives-and-hive-components.

https://hiveandgarden.com/collections/queens/products/queens-available-april-19th

Queens Oregon Raised (In stock now) We have queens a fresh batch of queens in stock now. These queens are raised in Southern Oregon, and are all marked. They have diverse genetics, including Russian, Caucasian, VSH breeders, Minnesota Hygienics, Carniolan, Italian, and feral. After years of heavy performance based selection, these Ore...

Meadowfoam is a wonderful source of forage for the bees in the spring. Its pollen has a high lipid content, and rates well nutritionally. It looks stunning in springtime. I am not a great photographer, and my iphone is old, but you can tell it is a vibrantly colorful plant. It is sometimes called Poached Egg Plant..

After the Brushy Mountain Bee Farm meltdown, the Ruhl Bee team has regrouped and is operating as Hive&Garden. We have been in business since January, and our online site is hiveandgarden.com. We carry a full line of core supplies. We build much of the woodenware ourselves in our West Linn Woodshop, and we carry as many local products as we get our hands on. We are still selling nucleus colonies, and we have a good supply of queens.