Nucleus Hive - Golden West Bees (2025)

Golden West nucleus hives are only available on deep frames. Medium frame nucleus hives can be found here. Pickup Locations (all in Washington State): Shoreline Olympia Carnation and Buckley pickups may be available by request 5 deep frames of healthy bees, brood, honey, and a queen in a reusable plastic nuc box. The Olivers' nucs' queens are raised in their nuc, so you will never get an unaccepted queen in a cage. We include 1 pound of pollen supplement to be fed to the bees during poor weather. No box returns necessary. Nucleus hives must be picked up in Shoreline. We do not ship bees. These nucleus hives come from Eric, Ian, and Randy Oliver, of Golden West Bees and scientificbeekeeping.com. The Olivers keep their bees in the foothills of northern California. While it's not Washington, the bees experience the full range of weather, and adapt well to our area. We've used the Olivers' nucs ourselves for the last 10 years, and they have done a terrific job with both survival and hone