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Why Choose Sunny Day Beekeeping Bees?
Our Bees are VSH Missouri Mite Hunter Genetics 
These Bees are 100% Missouri Raised Bees coming directly from Paul's Honey Farm in Clinton, Missouri 
The Queens are F1 Daughters out of a Stevens Bee Co. Breeder Queen (Bloomfield, MO)

 Queen Open Mated and produced by Paul's Honey Farm. 
To read more about our partners scroll to the bottom of the page. 





 

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We are  excited  to be able to offer VSH Nucs again this year. The queens in these nucs will be the F1 (first generation) daughters of a artificially inseminated VSH Stevens Bee Co breeder queen. The breeder queens are tested by the queen breeder to insure VSH traits. The F1 Queens you will receive have been mating in Paul's Honey Farms Operation   

and  are specially bred for their natural resistance to Varroa mites, the number one cause of hive loss. These bees detect and remove Varroa mite-infested brood cells, promoting hive health and reducing the need for chemical treatments. Their resistance leads to stronger, more productive hives and sustainable beekeeping practices. Although VSH nucs are much better at controlling mite populations, testing for varroa mites and treating, if needed, is still recommended.

Our personal experience with VSH bees: We have been very happy with the VSH hives we have worked with both producers for multiple years  and continuing to add  VSH stock this to our yards this year. Their mite counts are lower and sometimes zero. We have also found them to be good honey producers.


Orders are not confirmed until full payment is received.
You will not get a refund if you fail to pick up your bees.
All Nucs will be Picked-Up in Henrietta, Missouri.
Arrival Date  in Mid to Late May. Date will be set closer to time once we see what Missouri Weather has in store for our Spring

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MISSOURI MITE HUNTER 5 Frame NUC

MISSOURI MITE HUNTER 5 Frame NUC

$225.00Price

5 Frame Nucs Include:
1 Pro-Nuc Box 
1 Missouri Mite Hunter VSH Queen
3.5+ Frames of Bees
2.5+ Frame of Brood
1+ Frame of Food

Mail in Check Pricing $225.00
Online Credit Card Pricing $232.00
Order online for both options

5 Frame Nuc Pre- Install Kit Include:
1 Waxed Dipped 10 Frame Deep Box
1 Crooked Hill Deluxe Telescoping Cover, Inner Cover, Deluxe Screen
Bottom Board (Waxed Dipped)
1 Missouri Mite Hunter VSH Queen
3.5+ Frames of Bees
2.5+ Frame of Brood
1+ Frame of Food
5 Assembled Frames of Foundation

Full Pre-payment is required for bees and single kits

5 Frame Nuc Pre-Installed in a Single
Mail in Check Price $385.00
Credit Card Rate $396.50 
Equipment sales requires sales tax or a 149 form for sales tax exemption. 
Please Contact us for ordering to invoice you correctly before purchase.

Box will be
waxed dipped not
Painted

2 Deluxe Hive Kits+ Nucs & Tools
Mail in Check Price $1,438.00
Credit Card Rate $1,480.00 
50% Deposit Required at Time of Order
Equipment sales requires sales tax or a 149 form for sales tax exemption. 
Please Contact us for ordering to invoice you correctly before purchase.

2 Hive Deluxe Kit
2 MO MITE HUNTER NUCS
2 Deluxe Waxed Dipped Screen Bottom Boards
4 Waxed Dipped Commercial Grade Deep Boxes with Frames & Plastic Foundation
2 Frame Feeders 
4 Waxed Dipped Commercial Grade Medium Honey Supers with Frames
1 Standard Hive Tool
1 Budget Grade Smoker
1 Bee Brush
1 set Leather Gloves
1 Vented Bee Suit

Looking For Different Hive Kit Options?
Give us a call or an email 
Hive Kits are interchangeable
Box Style, Feeder Type, Tools Upgrade.
Pricing will vary based on options 

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Paul's Honey Farm originated from a friendship formed through a common faith and belief in God and a respect for the gifts he has given us through his creations. In 1983 Chris Landsberg purchased the equipment and supplies from his friend Hubert Smith and started a business with his wife and three year old son. He named this business Paul's Honey Farm and as a family the business grew in quality and reputation. Chris Landsberg was called home in November of 2015. We have made a commitment to honor his memory and preserve his passion by continuing to grow and maintain Paul's Honey Farm
​Paul is a full time beekeeper and requires 
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Stevens Bee Co.  Bloomfield, MO,  Owned by Cory and his wife Jaime where they select for mite resistant VSH stock. Cory is a Past President of Missouri State Beekeepers Association, and earned a MS in entomology from University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He was certified as a Master Beekeeper by EAS in 2013, and trained by Sue Cobey in 2014 to instrumentally inseminate queen bees. Our main focus is selecting and breeding for mite and disease resistant honeybees.  To achieve this, we use no treatments on our colonies. This is the best method we've found to really test breeding candidates. In addition to mite and brood disease resistance, we select for aggressive foraging and conservative use of winter stores. Harbo's VSH assay is used to score mite resistance on overwintered colonies. Only colonies with very high VSH scores are used as breeding candidates. This ensures that we are steadily working our population to the highest achievable level of mite resistance. 
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