Decker Apiaries

Decker Apiaries Decker Apiaries is a treatment free, pollinator friendly, family beekeeping business.

06/07/2026

One down and two more to do.. never a boring moment when working n
Bees

06/07/2026

Kim let me go slo lo on this trip. Lol

06/06/2026

Yep.. we got some bees!

06/06/2026

Virgin queen.

Most people would assume she's already mated because of her size.

She's not.

A well-raised virgin queen can be surprisingly large, reflecting the nutrition and care she received during development. Her dark coloration doesn't indicate race or quality, though darker queens are more common in some of my northern stock.

Color catches our attention.

Performance tells the story. šŸ

Get on the list for queens shipping out this season! Http://www.jamesleesbees.com/honey-bee-queens-virgins

It doesn't matter if it's raining and 9:55 at night. When you have to build those bee boxes you must be Johnny on the sp...
06/06/2026

It doesn't matter if it's raining and 9:55 at night. When you have to build those bee boxes you must be Johnny on the spot! Tomorrow we leave early to grab two swarms we caught and relocate them. I have a few minutes before 10pm to work on boxes before the neighbor looks over the fence with that " dude for real !!!" Look on his face because of the music.. yeah, I love my music when working sadly he doesn'tšŸ˜®ā€šŸ’ØšŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø

So we Got two swarms locked in for the night ready for their early morning move to Hemlock and gains Michigan. Out side ...
06/06/2026

So we Got two swarms locked in for the night ready for their early morning move to Hemlock and gains Michigan. Out side of buying 10 mated Queens from James Lee's Bees in two and a half weeks we'll be set with our numbers this year and focus what's left of this season to study all the different lines we have in our yards and start picking the queens we love and offing the ones we don't.

Bees need water too!During these warm dry spells honey bees will bring in lots of water. Make sure you have a water sour...
06/04/2026

Bees need water too!

During these warm dry spells honey bees will bring in lots of water. Make sure you have a water source near their hive. ā¤ļøšŸšŸ’¦

Meet Reina. She is a big beautiful queen caught in the act of finding empty cells for laying. Her nurse bees circle her ...
06/04/2026

Meet Reina. She is a big beautiful queen caught in the act of finding empty cells for laying. Her nurse bees circle her with respect. ā¤ļøšŸ

05/31/2026

We are in the building stages of 4 apiaries to date and setting up more for next year. And we got blessed with 2 new hive hosts and we are still looking for more host as well as starting a mentorship program for any one looking to get into the bees but doesn't know where or how to start the ball rolling. I want to say thank you for following us and look forward to meeting many new people and start to form good friendships with you all.

05/30/2026

One of our new yards.. pretty cool

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Plymouth, MI

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