Introducing To Bee Or Not To Bee
To bee? Not to bee? Get advice and bee supplies in person in central Denver, just off I-25. Now accepting credit cards. No refunds after 90 days.
The Latest at To Bee
Last updated May 17, 2012
To Bee Or Not To Bee is proud of our many local suppliers. We try to offer you the best price and the quality you are looking for. Come in and take a look at all our choices.
STORE HOURS
Wed - Fri 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sat 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
HONEY EXTRACTION FOR 2012
We are happy to announce that Bailey's Bee will be doing our extracting this year. We will follow last year's guidelines:
*Drop off honey supers on the specified day (TBA) and pick up on the same day the following week.
*Provide the appropriate buckets for extracted honey.
*Write your name and phone number on your boxes.
*Bag boxes in trash bags.
*Call beforehand to let us know you are coming.
We will NOT extract any supers with bees on them. Extracting fee is $0.45 per pound or 1/4 of total honey extracted.
ATTENTION LADIES: YOU'RE INVITED!
Leslie Ellis is heading up the first ladies-only bee club! Next meeting is May 30 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at To Bee Or Not To Bee, 725 W. 39th Ave. R.S.V.P. (303) 728-4422.
TIME TO BUY BEES!
To Bee will be supporting our patrons by providing nucs, packages, and individual queens through the vendors below. Visit their websites for prices, drop-off dates, and other details. Our shop will serve as the pickup location. (When ordering your bees, please contact these vendors directly, and tell them Vicki sent you!)
Brent Edelen
Grampa's Gourmet
www.grampashoney.com
providing nucs
Dean Chapla & Tim Brod
Highland Honey Bees
www.highlandbees.com
offering packages and queen bees
Miles McGaughey
mmcgaughey1@live.com
packages are sold out; nucs will arrive in mid- to late May
for information please call (720) 771-4304
NEW PICK-UP LOCATIONS
Do you want beekeeping supplies, but live far away from the shop?
To Bee will now be dropping off orders to customers at specified locations on a scheduled basis. (Additional pick-up locations, days, and hours to be announced.)
Paul Schulz
9340 Comanche Pines
Franktown, CO 80116
Orders will be delivered to this location on Monday afternoons. Please call our main office at (303) 728-4422 to place your order.
EXPANDED PAYMENT OPTIONS
To Bee or Not To Bee is now accepting Visa and MasterCard
as well as cash or check.
Beekeeping supplies are now just off I-25, not far from the Mousetrap, convenient for all of Denver and even Colorado. Visiting To Bee Or Not To Bee is better than on-line ordering; you can have your bee supplies TODAY! You can touch, lift, and look inside Langstroth, top bar, and Warre hives; explore nucs, toolboxes, smokers, and feeders; try on bee suits, bee veils, and bee hats; compare sizes of pollen, honey, and comb containers; and flip through books, magazines, and posters. Owner Vicki Munroe, a beekeeper herself, can advise you on the benefits and drawbacks of each option, and direct you to local bee clubs, classes, and advisors.
To Bee Or Not To Bee carries the basics (hives, veils), the optionals (nucs, books), and the just fun stuff (bee garden seeds, posters). You'll find everything from the practicality of medications and plastic deeps to the natural methods of top bar hives and herb-based bee food supplements. Stop by and see what's available in this friendly shop just off the main highway through Denver.
RETURN POLICY: To Bee or Not To Bee offers a full refund until 30 days after purchase or in-store credit for up to 60 days. No returns after 90 days.