We produce nucleus colonies headed by queens selected from gentle, and productive queen mothers

5-frame nucleus colony with marked Caucasian queen — Frosty Meadow Pittsboro NC

Nucs

5 frame deep nucleus colonies with a marked queen. Locally raised and selected for gentleness and productivity.

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Locally raised queen bee — Chatham County Local line, Frosty Meadow

Local Queens

We have several lines of locally bred queens to choose from, developed right here in Chatham County, North Carolina.

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Honey bee swarm inside observation hive — Frosty Meadow YouTube video

Swarm Inside Hive

Have you ever wondered what a swarm looks like from inside the hive? Watch our observation hive swarm in this video!

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From the Apiary

Live Hive Data — 90 Frosty Black Star

Every few minutes a sensor beneath one of our hives reports its weight to the cloud. The graph below shows the last 14 days of weight readings for a production colony in our Frosty Meadow yard. Steady daily oscillations reflect foragers returning with nectar (gains during the day) and curing it overnight (water evaporation). Larger abrupt drops can mean swarming, a honey harvest, or sudden weather.

Data from MyBroodMinder · updates several times per hour