Foley's Russian Bees

Foley's Russian Bees Producers of Russian Bees, Russian Nucs, and retailer/shipper of Carniolan Packages. We specialize in Russian mated queens and Russian nucleus hives.
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Foley's Russian Bees is an Indianola, Iowa based producer of Primorsky Russian bees and beekeeping equipment. Our queens can be shipped anywhere in the U.S., but nucs cannot be sent through the mail. We also deal in the transporting of “package bees” for honey producers and organizations. We do not “hybridize” our Russians with other bee lines in any way. If you are buying a Russian bee from a

person who is NOT a certified member, ensure you know what you are getting. Many of the key benefits people buy Russians for are lost when they are bred with another line of bees. At FRB all of our beeyards (including the breeding yard) are nearly chemical free. We strive to only treat on those rare occasions where enough enviormental factors have added up to there being a risk with mite counts. The Russian line of bees is not a mite free bee (there are no bees out there that are), but it is a highly mite resistant bee that actively fends off mites. The presence of mites in our hives are so low year round that often times we don’t find a single mite during testing (Go Russians!). The Russian line of bees has been very carefully crafted and managed over the years by the Russian Honeybee Breeders Association and the USDA, and Foley’s Russian Bees holds their efforts in the highest regard and strives to live by their example.

(SOLD! sorry, got the call and these are gone)Just a heads up that we have 2 spare Russian packages at the moment. Call ...
04/26/2026

(SOLD! sorry, got the call and these are gone)

Just a heads up that we have 2 spare Russian packages at the moment. Call us at 515-991-4666 if you want to grab them up.

Russian weekend begins Saturday morning at 8am! Email reminders were sent out to all last Sunday. Saturday 8am to 6pmSun...
04/24/2026

Russian weekend begins Saturday morning at 8am! Email reminders were sent out to all last Sunday.

Saturday 8am to 6pm
Sunday 8am to 2pm

The weather looks fantastic for installing bees until possibly Sunday evening when there is a chance of rain later on. See everyone these next 2 days!

It's carniolan weekend here at Foley's Russian Bees and Honey Hollow. We don't have extras, but we do have all your pre-...
04/18/2026

It's carniolan weekend here at Foley's Russian Bees and Honey Hollow. We don't have extras, but we do have all your pre-orders here! Reminder emails were sent out this last Monday, so if this is news to you, it ended up in your spam 😉 8am to 6pm today, and 8am to 2pm for anyone coming Sunday.

Russian customers, your reminder email will go out Sunday evening reminding you that NEXT WEEKEND is your bees lol

It's been a great sales season so far. Just doing a quick announcement that we are virtually sold out of nucs (like mayb...
03/25/2026

It's been a great sales season so far. Just doing a quick announcement that we are virtually sold out of nucs (like maybe 2 or 3 left in inventory), and are getting close to being sold out of the last of our packages. If you are still needing bees for this spring, don't wait much longer or else you might not be able to get any.

to place your orders: www.russianbee.com/store2/

Hello Nebraska customers!Yup, we're doing it again. We have Ryan Gilligan with the Omaha Bee Club buzzing on over to our...
02/06/2026

Hello Nebraska customers!
Yup, we're doing it again. We have Ryan Gilligan with the Omaha Bee Club buzzing on over to our operation and grabbing orders for his fellow Nebraskans. If you want him to get your order, please make a note of it on the order form. Pick up from him is still the same weekend as ours of April 25th and 26th.

to place an order, just go to our website www.russianbee.com/store2

Remember, this is just for Russian packages that Ryan is making a run for the Omaha area. If you want carniolans, you'll need to still come to our farm located just 4 miles South of Des Moines.

Come check out our prices!Just $155 for a 3lb package of bees. Carniolan pick up weekend is the 18th and 19th of April. ...
02/06/2026

Come check out our prices!
Just $155 for a 3lb package of bees. Carniolan pick up weekend is the 18th and 19th of April. Russian pick up weekend is the 25th and 26th of April.

To place an order, just hop on over to our website www.russianbee.com/store2

01/29/2026

When it's 45 degrees at noon in the central valley and you get to move bees during daylight hours lol

01/18/2026

Don't forget that bee classes are rolling out across the state! We keep updating the linked document as more class information is disceminated to us. So check it out!
www.iowahoneyproducers.org
Then just click on the Classes and Club tab to download the latest excell document!

Looking for bees? We got em!to place and order- www.russianbee.com/store2Carniolans available for pick up April 18th & 1...
01/10/2026

Looking for bees? We got em!
to place and order- www.russianbee.com/store2

Carniolans available for pick up April 18th & 19th
Russians available for pick up April 25th & 26th

Address

13778 Summerset Road
Indianola, IA
50125

Telephone

+15159914666

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