Exton Bee Co.

04/13/2026

https://theconversation.com/its-ok-to-love-all-the-bees-the-honey-bees-too-279849

The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.

12/05/2025

🐝 2026 Honey Bee Orders Are Now Open
(No price increase from last year)

We’re now accepting orders for 2026 honey bees through our website:

• 3-lb package bees (with mated queen) — $135
• 5-frame nucleus colonies (nucs) — $225
• Mated queens — $40

All bees are our proven Italian / Carniolan mix, trusted by beekeepers across PA, DE, NJ, NY, MD, and VA for being gentle, productive, and well suited to a wide range of beekeeping conditions.

📅 Scheduled pickup dates (Glenmoore, PA):
• Packages: March 28 & April 4, 2026
• Nucs: starting April 11, 2026 (weather-dependent)

🛒 Order online (pickup only — no shipping):
👉 https://www.extonbeecompany.com/shop

Supply is limited and allocated first-come, first-served. Each year, beekeepers who wait until late winter often find availability is sold out.

Thank you for supporting our small business — we look forward to the 2026 season.

— Frank Ruthkosky
EAS Master Beekeeper | Exton Bee Company

Buy package bees, nucleus colonies (nucs), mated queens, and pure raw honey from Exton Bee Company. Seasonal pickup in Pennsylvania.

09/06/2024

Join us for Apiary Tour & Honey Tasting
Saturday, October 5, 2024

Meet at "Arts at Great Marsh" between 11:00am - 4pm for honey tasting and a tour of our bee yard. 34 Moores Rd, Elverson

https://greatmarshinstitute.org/event/atgm2024/

08/29/2023

Upcoming events!

Saturday, Sept 9, 2023 - Apiary Tour & Honey Tasting - Free! Meet at Hidden Horseshoe Produce between 11:00am - 4pm for honey tasting and a tour of our bee yard.

Saturday, Sept 30, 2023 - Live Honey Extraction - Live honey extraction to be shown on Facebook Live at 11am.

Saturday, October 14, 2023 - Apiary Tour & Honey Tasting - Free! Meet at "Arts at the Great Marsh 2023" between 11:00am - 4pm for honey tasting and a tour of our bee yard.

Bee farm producing local honey, queen bees, package bees, nucleus colonies.

07/04/2023

The 2023 PSBA Summer Picnic and Membership
Meeting is Coming Soon!
Date: Saturday, 15 July 2023
Time: 10:00 am - Opening remarks.
Sponsor Club: PSBA will sponsor this year’s picnic.
Host Location:
W. Fisher Bee Farm, 1 Queen Bee Lane, McVeytown, PA 17051
As always, the picnic is a FREE event.
We ask that you register for the picnic by July 9th
so we can better plan
the amount of food needed. Online registration is set up at
Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association - Events
(pastatebeekeepers.org)
If you can’t register online, email
[email protected]
or call Bob at
412 508 0820.
Walk-ins are welcome if you can’t register.
PSBA will provide the main course of smoked pulled pork BBQ. Drinks, cups, plates, napkins, and cutlery will be
provided. We ask that attendees bring a side dish or dessert to share. We also ask that attendees bring chairs.
There are some picnic tables in the picnic area, but chairs will be needed for the educational presentations.
2023 PSBA Summer Picnic Schedule
9:45 am
Coffee and donuts will be available
10:00 am – 10:10 am:
President’s Welcome & Comments – Mark Gingrich
10:10 am - 10:30 am:
Comments by Honey Queen Paige Rhyne and Honey Princess Natalie Shimo
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Open Q&A/Panel Discussion
11:10 am – 12:00 pm:
Discussion on Managing Hives Through The Fall Flow to Balance Honey Harvest and
Winter Honey Stores – Steve Repasky
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:
Lunch
Smoked pulled pork BBQ prepared by Justin and Carleen
Hotdogs
Side dishes and desserts provided by picnic attendees
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:
Combined Executive Committee & Membership Meeting – separate agenda
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm:
Discussion on Finding Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs) Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
– Mark Gingrich
3:00 pm - ?
Everyone is encouraged to stay and socialize

The 2023 PA Farm Show was January 7 - 14 at the Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association's showcase annual event and the primary source of fund raising for the Pennsylvania Honey Queen Program. More information is available by click....

05/19/2023

World Bee Day
May 20, 2023

Many years ago Marla Spivak from the University of Minnesota gave the honey bee the moniker of “Super Organism” which means that while they are individual insects, their survival depends upon the entire group of individuals functioning together as a single organism if you will. Most of the bee species are not social and are solitary bees that carry on their species-specific genetics from year to year and do help a bit with their pollination efforts. Honey bees are the most beneficial of bees are social insects that have unique characteristics that benefit and help guarantee their survival but benefit the world that we share with their pollination efforts. It is estimated that about a third of the food we eat is made possible by their efforts and much of this is the enjoyable part of our diet in the fruits and vegetables that add taste and variety to our diet. World Bee Day is coming up on May 20th and it is a day that we should take a moment to be thankful for all of these wonderful pollinators that make the world a better place. Years ago I added to Marla’s description of the honey bee with the addition of the word “Symbiotic” Super Organisms as they do no harm to their environment and in so many ways better the world both we and they live in making food and perpetuating the wonderful flowers around us! As such they are good examples for us to live by as well!

From Tim Tucker, ABF past president

04/19/2023

Our bees are making honey now!

Come join us at The Great Marsh Institute today at 6:00 PM to hike to the bee hives for an apiary tour, learn about honey bees, Q&A, and honey tasting.

The hike will be about 2 miles total, including up and down fairly steep hills.

The Great Marsh Institute is located at:
34 Moores Road
Elverson, PA 19520

Please note that the property is private but you can always visit during planned events.

Hope to see you there.

01/30/2023

Trying to dial-in our new bottling machine.