What is the Cost of Bringing Beehives to My Property?

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Costs for Residential Beehive Management

1 research beehive

Starting at

$250 /mo*

*Paid annually at $2,995/year

Impact of 1 beehive

50,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
300 million flowers pollinated per day
936 data points collected

2 research beehives

Starting at

$413 /mo*

*Paid annually at $4,950/year

Impact of 2 beehives

100,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
600 million flowers pollinated per day
1872 data points collected

3 research beehives

Starting at

$600 /mo*

*Paid annually at $7,200/year

Impact of 3 beehives

150,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
900 million flowers pollinated per day
2,808 data points collected

Prices vary by region in the United States and do not include one-time installation fees; please request a quote through our “Get Started” page

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What’s Included

  • Hand-crafted, all-natural pine wood beehives
  • Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) known for their docile nature
  • Monthly maintenance visits & follow-up reports
  • Disease and pest monitoring & treatment
  • Full-time customer service team
  • Honey harvesting, bottling, and delivery
  • Replacement colonies and queens as needed
  • Fully insured professional service

Where the Money Goes

At Best Bees, our values play a powerful role in our pricing structure and business model. We believe that transparency is key to caring for our people, our pollinators, and the planet.

Every client that works with Best Bees is contributing to

70%
Salaries & wages for our hardworking beekeepers and team behind the scenes
27%
Operating costs of caring for hundreds of beehives
across the country
3%
Marketing & sales to support and promote our company’s mission and growth
Pie chart showing breakdown of business costs as outlined

Pricing FAQs

We appreciate your support! Spreading the word about us is a great way to help. You can subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook to stay in the loop on all things Best Bees. Another way to support pollinator research is to donate to our affiliated nonprofit, the Urban Bee Lab.

We accept credit cards, ACH transfers, and checks — payments via check and ACH transfer are eligible for discounts.

Not at this time! While we are working towards payment options that are accessible for all of our clients, we are not able to offer monthly payment plans at this time.

We do not offer any financing options like AfterPay at this time.

Normal contracts last until the end of the calendar year (December 31st). Any cancellation and request for a refund is solely at the discretion of The Best Bees Company. We do not typically issue refunds for services, unless we judge it to be extenuating circumstances.

We will conduct the harvest for you! Harvesting your own honey will not save you money, and will also lessen the amount of honey you get from your hive.

We do our best to keep our pricing consistent; however, increases may occur as a result of inflation increasing our business’ operating costs.

Costs for Corporate Biodiversity Services

2 research beehives

Starting at

$6,400

per year

Impact of 2 beehives

100,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
600 million flowers pollinated per day
1872 data points collected

4 research beehives

Starting at

$11,800

per year

Impact of 4 beehives

200,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
1.2 billion flowers pollinated per day
3744 data points collected

6+ research beehives

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Impact of 6 beehives

300,000 pollinators added to local environment
50 square miles pollinated
1.8 billion flowers pollinated per day
5616 data points collected

Prices vary by region in the United States and do not include installation fees; please request a quote through our “Get Started” page

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What’s Included

  • Hand-crafted, all-natural pine wood beehives
  • Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) known for their docile nature
  • Monthly maintenance visits & follow-up reports
  • Disease and pest monitoring & treatment
  • Full-time customer service team
  • Honey harvesting, bottling, and delivery
  • Replacement colonies and queens as needed
  • Fully insured professional service

Enhance Your Beekeeping Services

We offer products and programming as add ons to your beekeeping services

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Educational Events
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Advanced reporting

Where the Money Goes

At Best Bees, our values play a powerful role in our pricing structure and business model. We believe that transparency is key to caring for our people, our pollinators, and the planet.

Every client that works with Best Bees is contributing to

70%
Salaries & wages for our hardworking beekeepers and team behind the scenes
27%
Operating costs of caring for hundreds of beehives
across the country
3%
Marketing & sales to support and promote our company’s mission and growth
Pie chart showing breakdown of business costs as outlined

Pricing FAQs

We appreciate your support! Spreading the word about us is a great way to help. You can subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook to stay in the loop on all things Best Bees. Another way to support pollinator research is to donate to our affiliated nonprofit, the Urban Bee Lab.

We accept credit cards, ACH transfers, and checks — payments via check and ACH transfer are eligible for discounts.

Not at this time! While we are working towards payment options that are accessible for all of our clients, we are not able to offer monthly payment plans at this time. 

We do not offer any financing options like AfterPay at this time.

Normal contracts last until the end of the calendar year (December 31st). Any cancellation and request for a refund is solely at the discretion of The Best Bees Company. We do not typically issue refunds for services, unless we judge it to be extenuating circumstances.

We will conduct the harvest for you! Harvesting your own honey will not save you money, and will also lessen the amount of honey you get from your hive.

We do our best to keep our pricing consistent; however, increases may occur as a result of inflation increasing our business’ operating costs.

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