The Backyard Beekeeper-Saving Bees One Backyard at a Time

Jillibees Apiary – Saving Bees One Backyard at a Time

We believe that being Backyard Beekeeper is one way to help save bees one backyard at a time. Beekeeping involves having local raw honey, beeswax, and bees for sale. Additionally, here at Jillibees Apiary, we build custom Western Red Cedar hives and hive components, inform others about the importance of bees and other pollinators and provide information and services to other backyard beekeepers to help their colonies stay healthy and thrive.

Being a backyard beekeeper is more than keeping honeybees. It is also having the awareness to help native bees to prosper. Beekeepers want people to become informed on the decline of Florida’s bees and what steps can be done to save them. Jillibees Apiary is dedicated to help our native bees flourish. We appreciate those who follow along with us on our journey in becoming backyard beekeepers and assisting Florida in saving bees. It is not just honeybees, but all pollinators that are necessary for the food we eat and the environment we enjoy. As Backyard Beekeepers, Jillibees Apiary has a dedication to help others become beekeepers as well.

You can also help by liking our Facebook Page and follow along as we grow our apiary. We have been beekeeping since May of 2018. Check out Our Journey and follow us from beginner beekeepers to where we are at today.

Local Raw Wildflower Honey For Sale

Our Wildflower honey is pure, raw and unfiltered goodness. This local honey is available for pick up only. We sell by weight and not by fluid ounce. A fluid ounce of honey has a weight of about 1-1/2 ounces. We can only sell locally at this time. Our local raw honey jars are $10 – 1/2lb and $20 – 1lb.

Jillibees wildflower honey is produced and harvested from homeowner’s backyards within a 10 mile radius of our primary apiary in beautiful Belle Isle, Florida. This makes our local raw honey really local and sourced from the Belle Isle, Pine Castle and Tangelo Park neighborhoods.

When you purchase our local raw honey, you are joining Jillibees and contributing to helping educate others on importance of bees, saving bees and maintaining their colonies to ensure their healthy and thriving existence.

Use the “Contact Us” page or call (407) 459-4497 to place an order and a time for pickup.
We will confirm your order and let you know when it is ready.
Our local honey will be available in our Honey Spot hive for you at the time requested.
You can then pay online using one of the methods below.

Payment Options

Western Red Cedar Beehives

The western red cedar beehives and components we build are custom and completely assembled for each customer. We finish these with three coats of tung oil. Applying tung oil is the longest process as we need at least 24 hours between coats. The cedar hives do not come with frames or foundation. We recommend Mann Lake or Dadant for additional hive supplies. Once the order has been confirmed, please allow four to six weeks for delivery.

For shipping, we would need your zip code or full address to determine shipping costs. We request payment once we are ready to ship. We accept online payments using PayPal, Zelle, Venmo and CashApp. We also accept major credit cards. A 3% service charge will be added if using a credit card, PayPal or CashApp for payment. If ordering hives, let us know by using the “Contact Us” page and we will contact you.

Western Red Cedar Beehives Pricing

Complete 8 or 10 Frame Cedar Hive includes screened bottom board, entrance reducer, inner cover and roof. The following prices do not include shipping.

One Deep One Medium: $395.00

One Deep Two Mediums: $465.00

Two Deep One Medium: $475.00

Two Deep two Mediums: $545.00

(Picture shown is two deeps and two mediums)

Roof : $125.00

Underneath the roof top is a roof underlayment to help prevent leaking.

Medium Box : $75

Deep Box: $85

Bottom Board: $115.00

Screened or Solid

Inner Cover $20.00

Hive stand for two hives $195.00

Hive Stands are available for pick up only.

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To see our completed beehives, check out our Beehive Gallery.

Beeswax And Beeswax Candles

Our beeswax and beeswax candles are 100% pure. The comb is scraped of the frames and place in a bowl. The bowl has a hole in the bottom that is stuffed with cheesecloth. The bowl is then place in a solar or electric melter and melts the comb at 150-160 degrees. The wax melts filtering through the cheesecloth to a silicone container at the bottom of the melter. When the wax hardens, we break the bar in to chunks and melt the wax again and put into wax or candle molds.

The wax is a $1.00 ounce. Small candles are $5.00 and the large are $10.00.

Use the website to contact us or call (407) 459-4497 to purchase beeswax or candles.

Nucs for Sale & Beehive Services

We do have bee nucs for sale and provide beehive services to assist local beekeepers.

Bee Nucs for Sale

We have Nucs for sale for $175.00 Our bees are “home grown” right here in Central Florida. We affectionately call them Florida mutts. Jillibees started with Italians, but cannot control what type of drone will mate with the queens. We ensure they are docile and thriving before we ever sell them to a customer.

Quantities and the time of year can limit availability for our Nucs. However, we can place you on a waiting list until we have more available.

Contact us on our website or call us (407) 459-4497 and let us know if you are interested in being placed on a waiting list.

Monthly Bee Hive Services

Jillibees can provide beehive service for your hives. It is a monthly service and can assist you in setup, splits or routine inspections. The charge is $45.00 for the first hour and $35.00 for each additional hour, thereafter.

Inspections normally take less than an hour and is conducted every two to three weeks. If you need us please call (407) 459-4497.