Our Services
Education
We rescue bees that is the basis of what we do. We can come to collect swarms in Rogers and Tulsa County. We have a limited hive cutout service, the hive must be in a derelict building or a fallen, tree. Cutouts are only done in the early spring after the queen has resumed laying eggs, and when temperatures are below 90 degrees.
We also realize that a beekeeper needs to take care of ALL bees. So we are starting a Bumblebee conservation project. The American Bumble Bee. We will be installing three bumblebee houses in the apiary which strangely enough are baited with an old rat's nest. That was a blast collecting.
Coming Spring 2024 you can order Wild Oklahoma Hybrid Queen Bees and 5 frame nucs. (click the link to order)
I encourage anybody with questions to email me,
Christy Payne
Apiary Tours
Beekeeping is a journey meant to Bee shared. To that end, Big V Honey Bee Farm offers a wide range of bee conservation and education. Are you just casually interested? Then come take a hive tour, I promise you will never Bee the same person. We are starting a Queen breeding program which will be a part of the Full Apiary tour. Also offered is a hands-on beekeeping class currently in development check back for details. Oh did I say we have honey? YES! Lots of honey? Click here to order.
American 'Bumble Bee
( Bombus pensylvanicus)
male - from Bug Guide