National and Local Suppliers
There are many options for purchasing bees and beekeeping equipment.
The big national retailers offer most anything you’d ever need.
Small local suppliers are best for obtaining local honey, nucs, and package bees, but many also offer full lines of beekeeping equipment.
Beekeeping Equipment
National Suppliers
BetterBee – www.betterbee.com
Dadant – www.dadant.com
Mann Lake – www.mannlakeltd.com
Local Suppliers
Dave Clark – 
AABA Member
Mr. Clark sells nucs (deep).
Dunkirk, MD 20754
443-871-0494
dadicl.clark@gmail.com
Debbie Hewitt – Wingnut Bees AABA Member
Debbie Hewitt sells Langstroth deep nucs and can make medium nucs by request.
New in 2024 – Layens nucs available.
Debbie also sells raw honey, beeswax candles, and soap, lip balm, and lotion bars made with her bees’ beeswax.
Galesville, Maryland
410-320-0758
Free State Bees
Free State Bees, co-located with Crownsville Gardens, offers local honey, a full line of beekeeping equipment (Mann Lake) and package bees in the spring. We sell 3lb bee packages as well as 5 deep frame Nuc’s raised in Maryland. Taking orders now for April delivery.
1241 Generals Hwy
Crownsville, MD 21401
410-923-9800
Visit them on Facebook.
Green Rose Farm – AABA Member
Janet Rose sells nucs and honey.
She is located on the Eastern Shore but willing to travel.
443-480-3000
HoneySmith Bees – AABA Member
HoneySmith Bees sells Nucs, VSH Queens, Raw honey, bulk honey, and is Distributor for Apimaye Beekeeping Equipment.
Ryan Smith
1182 Patuxent Rd.
Odenton, MD 21113
(443) 274-7496
McDaniel Honey Farm
Provide pure, natural, raw and unprocessed honey as well as quality products made from beeswax.
PO Box 709
Manchester, MD 21102
443-507-6367
Kim and Mike Mehalick – AABA Members
The Queen’s Honey Sells Medium Nucs, Maryland Survivor Queens, Honey, and Products from the hive.
Intersection of Glenn Dale/Bowie/Laurel
301-552-2214
Miller Bee Supply
Provide a full line of honey bee equipment, including package bees.
12920 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21220
410-335-3424
Snyder’s Apiaries
Snyder’s offers a full range of beekeeping equipment, including packaged bees in the spring. They are an authorized Mann Lake dealer as well.
4747 Norrisville Rd
White Hall, MD 21161
410-329-6671
Vasquez Family Apiary – AABA Member
Kevin Vasquez is a hobby beekeeper that shares his love of bees and beekeeping with others at every opportunity. He sells honey, bees (5 frame medium/deep nucs), does swarm recoveries (free), and “cut outs” (reasonable rates), and offers a novel 5-month “Rent-A-Hive” experience for those interested in getting started in beekeeping and learning the ropes by an experienced beekeeper.
Lake Shore, MD
410-903-8275
Western Maryland Apiaries
Western Maryland Apiaries is a fully operational bees and bee supplies store located in Frederick, MD. Our specialty is queen production and nucleus colony production. Beekeeper, John Klapac, has been a beekeeper for over 45 years. He has experience breeding queen bees in Russia and the United States. John is a bee equipment retailer for MannLake LTD , Southeastern Bee Supply, Martin Bee Supplies and Propolis Canada. At our beekeeping supplies store in Frederick, MD there is a variety of mite treatments available including Apistan, HopGuard 2, Mite-Away Quick Strips and other treatment methods.
Call 301-639-1894 before coming and to ask about nucs and queens.
Woodcamp Farm
Woodcamp Farm has been keeping bees since 1991. Their goal is to provide a reliable source of localized honey bees to Mid-Atlantic hobbyist and commercial beekeepers.
17403 Hardy Road
Mount Airy, MD 21771
443-962-7226