Strong honey bee colonies are what make fruit set, fill out, and ripen properly — bringing them to your orchard during bloom is one of the simplest ways to bump yield. We work with small local orchards and homesteads, with two packages: temporary Bloom Boost and permanent Orchard Hive Residency. Custom arrangements available. Bees are locally raised and free of synthetic treatments. We handle all permitting and registration.
Orchard Bloom Boost
- ✓ Temporary placement of two strong honey bee hives
- ✓ Delivery and removal timed to flowering
- ✓ Hive monitoring during placement
- ✓ Coordination on safe spray practices during bloom
- ✓ Colonies managed by a local beekeeper, not outsourced or trucked long-distance
- ✓ Compliance with local ordinances
$350 – $600 total for 2 hives
Orchard Hive Residency
- ✓ Year round placement of two to five strong hives
- ✓ Full service hive management by a local beekeeper
- ✓ Seasonal inspections and health monitoring
- ✓ Swarm prevention and management
- ✓ Feeding, disease monitoring and treatment as needed
- ✓ Pollination coverage for spring bloom and additional flowering plants
- ✓ Rapid replacement of any failed or weak hives
- ✓ Meet the bees: 90 minute hands on intro to beekeeping lesson
- ✓ Custom hive colors
- ✓ Two large 2 quart mason jars of honey
- ✓ Compliance with local ordinances
$800 – $1,000/year for 2–5 hives
+ $200 one-time installation fee