Buy/Trade/Sell LOCAL
Buy/Trade/Sell LOCAL
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Check here and the Buy and Sell pages for Beekeeping supplies offered by Bee Club members and others in the community. People can post what they have for sale or what they want to buy.
Suggested types of items are things that beekeepers need: tools, apparel, clothing, feed, treatments, hive equipment, boxes, frames, excluders, feeders, traps, ..., extracting equipment, honey/wax handling, pumps, containers, moulds, tools, crafts, and arts.
The types of items that are not intended to be here are hive products; honey, wax, etc. Goto the local markets or contact beekeepers directly for those.
To request to have your For Sale or your Wanted posted, just send an email to the bee club address or use the CONTACT US form. Whenever possible include pictures of your items with your post.
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Where can I get beehive equipment locally?
First, check with the local Bee Club members. Some may be changing their strategies and have equipment for sale.
Next, before you go looking far and wide, please support your local businesses and local beekeeping community. Beekeeping equipment quality and preferences are regional. There are a plethora of online mail order avenues - but experiences vary greatly for the quality of products meeting the need.
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In Dawson Creek: Peavey Mart (PM). The PM in Dawson has a row of shelves that has some bee equipment in stock. You can also get quite a selection of equipment from the PM online shopping site. When you order online, have it delivered to the DC store for free shipping and free pickup. https://www.peaveymart.com/Bee-Keeping-C1499.aspx
In Fort St John: Peace River Building Products (PRBP) in Fort St John is an independent local business that carries building products, pet products, tack, livestock feed and farm supplies. The Bee Club has consulted and provided input to PRBP of what types of equipment are needed by local beekeepers at different times of the year. As a result, check out PRBP for at the ready IN STOCK supplies. Go into the store and go up the stairs to the right. There is a fair sized area that is stocked with a good selection of beekeeping equipment. If you do not find what you are looking for then find Teressa or Martin in the store to have them cost out and order in whatever you need.
In Fort St John: Home Hardware. The FSJ HH does, or did, have a few beehive starter kits in stock. These are complete boxed kits that have hive parts and basic tools. At this time, HH does not have any selection of random parts, tools, supplies. Only the packaged "retail" box kits.
Beyond local, various equipment may be found by searching the beekeeping community. Go check out the BC Honey Producers Association website classifieds and by looking for classifieds within the other BC bee club websites: BC Bee Clubs
Lastly; the are retail and wholesale options for new bee equipment are out-of-area online ordering and shipping.
Number 1: The collective Western Canadian Beekeepers Co-op, known as BeeMaid Spruce Grove.
https://www.beemaidbeestore.com
others:
Apihex, Calgary. www.apihex.ca
Hive World, Edmonton. www.hiveworld.ca
BCBeesupply, Burnaby. https://bcbeesupply.com
WestCoast Bee Supply, Pitt Meadows. www.westcoastbeesupply.ca
…. and others you will find through websearch engines
Where can I get Bees, Bee-Stock locally ?
Each year the Bee Club has members looking for bees and has members who raise bees locally. Often those contacts are found by word of mouth within the Bee Club. To help close the gap, each year February through June the Bee Club attempts to help these members find each other through introduction at the Bee Club meetings and by online contacts forms at this website.
The Club takes no role in arranging bees nor does it partake in any transactions. It only collects the contact information of the bee-wanters and bee-havers to then be able to relay those to the participants. Once they have the contacts, the parties are responsible for reaching out to each other and making their arrangements.
If you are looking for local bees or if you have local bees to offer, please use this link to get to the form and participate in the program. Details and instructions are in the form.
Peace Region Bee Club Bee-Stock
The contact info is not published. It is distributed only to the participants who have filled out the form.
Beyond the local Peace Bee Club members, bee-stock may be found by searching the BC Honey Producers Association website classifieds and by looking for classifieds within the other BC bee club websites linked at BCHPA: BC Bee Clubs It is best to get your bees locally or directly from a beekeeper in another BC club or the BCHPA. The next best would be to try the Western Canadian Beekeeper`s Co-op, BeeMaid Beware and strong caution against online retail "bee supplies" outfits listing bees or queens. They are gathering and reselling from wherever they can or getting from BeeMaid. When it comes to bees, for the best outcomes deal directly with the beekeeper or BeeMaid.
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