Tender Hearts Honey Bees

03/26/2026

We are still taking nuc orders for 2026. Nucs should be available for pick up around the end of April to the first of May. Please fill free to contact us with any questions.

02/20/2026

We are pleased to announce we are still taking orders for 2026 Nucleous colonies. We have a limited amount of nucs available before we move over to the waiting list. No deposits are required. Nucs will be available for pick up in Jonesboro Ar. and Germantown Tn. towards the end of April to the first part of May depending on weather, queen mating flights and brood production. NUCs are five frames and well mated queen with strong healthy brood patterns.
To place your order, please fill free to message or call me. $200 each

02/20/2026

09/29/2025

We have a large assortment of equipment and supplies that are selling at discounted prices. On October 11, 2025, we will be available from 8:00 to 3:00 for you to come out, look around and purchase whatever you may need. Bring a truck or trailer. Located between Jonesboro and Harrisburg. Please message me for directions.
We will be selling:
Single deep with bees
Double deeps and 1 super with bees
10 frame deep boxes
10 frame honey supers
9 frame cypress honey supers with spacers.
1 gallon cap and ladder frame feeders.
Deep frames
Medium frames
3 way queen castles
5 frame wooden nuc boxes
Solid bottom board
Screened bottom boards
Migratory lids
Solid outter covers
Smokers
Heated syrup mixing tank
2 - 275 food grade syrup tanks
55 gallon drums
Grafting equipment and queen rearing equipment.
5 gallon food grade buckets
5 gallon bottling tanks
Uncapped tanks
Extraction screens
And much more!

05/16/2024

Sat. Pickups: will the gentleman bringing the trailer please contact me.
We lost your contact info.

05/15/2024

All nucs/full sized colonies have been sold for the season. Our apologies for the limited pickups resulting from our move out of state. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding. We’ve enjoyed serving AR all these years & will miss our AR bee friends deeply.

03/27/2024

Pickup in Harrisburg and Valley View. Still a few left! Don’t wait too long or these will all be
gone.

Edit: here’s an explanation of the type of bees we offer: They are primarily Italian based but we did run a handful of Russians for a few years so there are likely some Russian genetics as far as mixed breeds go. These have always been open mated and culled for aggressiveness, lack of production, queen vigor, etc. These bees are production bees used primarily for nuc production yet still yield high honey crops for their locations.

FOR SALE: we still have about 30 double deep colonies we need to sell so we don’t have to move them across the river. Each colony consists of two deeps full of bees, 2 supers, top and bottom boards. Inspected for 2024. $350 each. DM me if interested. Thanks!

02/21/2024

Preventing honey bee starvation is one of the first skills a new beekeeper needs to master and yet is highly variable according to region.

02/13/2024

Queen bees are fascinating and sophisticated creatures. Before starting your adventures with honey bees, there are some queen bee facts you must know in order to be a successful backyard beekeeper.

https://backyardbeekeeping.iamcountryside.com/beekeeping-101/queen-bee-facts/