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  • Local Loudoun Virginia Nucs and Queens List

    Loudoun Beekeepers Association (LBA) is making an effort to educate and encourage club members to create local nucleus (nuc) colonies. Below is a list of LBA members producing local nucs and/or queens. It is each producer's responsibility to have their apiaries inspected by the Virginia State Apiary Inspector for the current year.

    Please note that availability of nucs and queens is seasonal, and quantity from small scale producers is limited.

    Disclaimer: The Loudoun Beekeepers Association does not endorse any particular service or product provider, is not liable for any failed products, personal liability, or damages incurred, nor do we control the providers bee rearing methods and business practices. We provide this information for the general public only as a list of LBA members who have stated they provide these products or services. Buyers will need to contact individual producers with questions regarding nucs and queens, as the LBA is not a broker.

    What should I ask the nuc/queen producer?

    • Are your bees inspected annually by the VA State Apiary Inspector?
    • Do you still have nucs for sale? 
    • What size nucs are available, deep or medium frames?
    • How many frames in the nuc?
    • What are the contents of the nuc's frames (number of brood frames, number of food frames, number of frames of empty comb, number of frames with foundation only)
    • How old is the Queen? Is she marked?
    • Are your queens mated locally, purchased, or both?
    • How is the Nuc transported (cardboard nuc box, buyer’s box, producers box (to be returned))?
    • If applicable, pick-up times and location
    • Cost

  • David Wigglesworth

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    DavidW

    By DavidW


      • Company Name: Wigglesworth Honey
      Location: Leesburg, VA
      Phone Number: 5712156165
      Email Address: WigglesworthHoney@gmail.com
      Products: Nucs, Queens
      Availability notes: Now accepting 2026 Orders for 5 frame deep Nucs
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    • My Nucs are:

      •  5-frame deeps only 

      • Usually available from late April onwards depending on the weather. 

      • Nucs feature 5 frames usually consisting of ~3 frames of brood and ~2 frames of stores (honey/pollen) with some frames being a mixture depending on the colony.

      • Featuring locally raised queens from my yards in Loudoun (Hamilton/Waterford) that the bees raised themselves and sometimes this can result in Nucs in June/July. 

      • Raised from local stock, so are Loudoun County “mutts”. They are a mixture of caucasian, carnolan, black and Italian. Since the queens mate with local drones its not possible to determine specific genus as it will change over time.

    • I only use organic treatments in my apiary.

    • Nucs are provided in a Jester EZ Nuc for easy transportation that you keep

    • I am inspected annually by the VA State Apiary Inspector. 

    • Also, small number of Queens available during the year.

     

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