Moscow Bee Co.

Moscow Bee Co. The Moscow Bee Co. practices foundationless beekeeping and selects breeder queens with winter hardy and mite resistant traits. Moscow Bee Co.

began out of a desire to obtain locally sourced honey bees for my backyard hives. After purchasing 2 different hives that did not survive 1 mild winter in Moscow (1 from a commercial beekeeper who wintered his bees in CA for almond pollination; 1 nuc from southern ID), I faced the option of purchasing package bees that are commercially produced in southern climates and shipped north for package sa

les. Instead, I began capturing local swarms and removing hives from unwanted locations. These "local" bees provide the genetic hardiness necessary to survive northern winters and resist mites and diseases. My management practice is based on foundationless beekeeping, which allows the bees to build comb in the variety of sizes and depths they would use in the wild for worker brood, drone brood, and honey storage.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a queen this dark before! She’s a beauty! Just the faintest dark gold stripes are visible. ...
08/10/2025

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a queen this dark before! She’s a beauty! Just the faintest dark gold stripes are visible. This is a swarm captured a few weeks ago in Moscow.

07/11/2025

Got a call about this just before dark and picked them up about 5:30 am. They almost certainly came from one of the buildings nearby…

Always fun to find her!
06/25/2025

Always fun to find her!

One hive removal and 2 swarms in the last month just to keep things interesting!
06/17/2025

One hive removal and 2 swarms in the last month just to keep things interesting!

I’ve seen the girls drag all kinds of interesting things out of their hive. This was a first!
05/28/2025

I’ve seen the girls drag all kinds of interesting things out of their hive. This was a first!

I just love to see that cloud of bees take their first cleansing flight of the year! Way to survive -20 degrees girls!!!...
02/06/2024

I just love to see that cloud of bees take their first cleansing flight of the year! Way to survive -20 degrees girls!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Mark your calendars! 🙂
09/10/2023

Mark your calendars! 🙂

Always interesting to do an alcohol wash and get a true mite count. The little brown ovals are the bane of honey bees......
07/07/2023

Always interesting to do an alcohol wash and get a true mite count. The little brown ovals are the bane of honey bees... varroa destructor (aka hemolyph-sucking bastards).

Happy to save these girls that had set up house in a dead tree. They went totally unnoticed until the property owner sta...
07/06/2023

Happy to save these girls that had set up house in a dead tree. They went totally unnoticed until the property owner started removing the tree. They absconded to a nearby location after robbing all the honey from their combs and I was able to collect them. Queen is already laying in her new digs. Cheers to a happy ending! 🙂

I love seeing a beautiful new queen!
06/08/2023

I love seeing a beautiful new queen!

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Moscow, ID
83843

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+12083017133

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