2023 Pickup Details
2023 Package Pickup Details
Thank you for your purchase of a 3lb bee package, we truly appreciate you selecting Woodland Bee as your supplier. Below are pickup details.
LET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING
To keep things flowing as best as possible, if you could EMAIL us to let us know you are coming, that would be great. This helps us keep crowds to a minimum and get you your bees quickly!
PICKUP DETAILS
DATE: Saturday April 22nd 2023
TIME: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
LOCATION: 656 NW 51st Street, Seattle, WA 98107
GOOGLE MAP: LINK
CASH PICKUP
If you purchased with cash, you can make payments with cash, Venmo or check. Please have that ready at time of pickup. We cannot release packages until paid in full.
NUCLEUS PACKAGE PICKUP
If you also ordered a nucleus (nuc) colony, these will be ready by the first few weeks in May. It really is dependent on weather so we will inform all customers of the exact date when we have a better idea. You will receive a separate email with instructions. We can work out any conflicts with pickup if they arise.
HOLDING PACKAGES
If you are unable to make it to us on the scheduled pickup day, please let us know immediately. We will not hold packages beyond one day past the pickup day unless you contact us to re-schedule. All abandoned packages will be installed into a Woodland Bee Co hive.
TRANSPORTING YOUR BEES
If you are arriving in a car, SUV or any other vehicle that requires you to transport them inside, don’t worry, it’s very easy to make it work. We do all we can to ensure that all bees are inside the package, but at times, there are some hitchhikers on the outside we miss. What we recommend is that you bring a large box to put the package(s) in. If that doesn’t work, a light beach towel can be used to place over the package while in transport.
If you are arriving in a pickup and plan to put them in back, we recommend that you place the packages up against the cab to reduce the amount of wind that gets to them. If you are traveling over 20 minutes to get home, or will be on the freeway, it’s a good idea to bring a container to put the package(s) in to reduce wind exposure.
INSTALLING YOUR BEES
If you have not installed bees before, we have linked to our VIDEO of the procedure called a "shake method" that we have found to work well.
THANK YOU
I truly appreciate your order and confidence with Woodland Bee Company, and for your interest in keeping bees! I know you will love having them, and look forward to working with you over the coming season.
Jason
Owner/Beekeeper