Beehive Rentals
in North Carolina

Whether you want pollination for your farm or honey from your backyard garden, we make it easy to rent a beehive. With a combined 10+ years of beekeeping experience, your bees will be in good hands with our team.

OUR BEEHIVE RENTAL SERVICE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN:

HOW DOES RENTING A BEEHIVE WORK?

  • Corporate beekeeping van at a Host-a-Hive location

    Property assessment

    One of our professional beekeepers will visit your property to help select a suitable location for your hives. We can also provide suggestions for plants that are beneficial to bees.

  • An urban beekeeper providing maintenance to a corporate hive

    2. Hive installation

    Once we’ve selected a location that both you and the bees will be happy with, it’s time to bring the hives! You’re welcome to invite friends or neighbors to watch as the bees get acquainted with their new home.

  • 3. Maintance visits

    You can rest easy about the health of your hives with monthly reports from our beekeepers. Mite checks, queen replacements, and swarm control are all included in our monthly price.

  • Jars of honey produced from a hive kept at a corporate office

    4. Honey harvest

    Enjoy beautiful, raw honey straight from your rented hives. We’ll take care of the sticky, hard work of harvesting, extracting, and bottling. Want custom labels? We can help with that too.

  • Employee taking a hands-on hive tour with a corporate beekeeping service

    5. Tours and workshops (optional add-on)

    Want your family, employees, or customers to experience the magic of beekeeping? Book a private workshop or tour along with your beehive rental. We’ll bring extra protective equipment.

Beehive rental customer

Jonathon H. - Customer since April 2021

“We love having the bees in our yard and the peace of mind that they are being well taken care of. At the same time, Buddha Bee’s staff are super engaging and interested in the bees and talking us through what is going on so we don't feel like we are just paying someone to put bees on the property.”

ABOUT US

Why choose Buddha Bee for your beehive rental?

 

WORK WITH A TEAM OF
LOCAL EXPERTS

We manage over 150 hives across more than 100 backyards, schools, and businesses. Our team knows what it takes to successfully overwinter your bees.

SUPPORT REGENERATIVE BEEKEEPING PRACTICES

Be part of the future of beekeeping. We use the latest management techniques designed to help your bees live a happy, natural life. Last year, 97% of our hives made it through winter.

WE GUARANTEE DELICIOUS HONEY & HAPPY HIVES

If your hive doesn’t produce honey, we’ll give you honey from our farm. If your colony collapses due to natural causes, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.

 

beehive rental PRICING

Skip the steep learning curves involved with DIY beekeeping. Have a professional install and care for your beehive instead!

 

✓ Wooden beehive installed at your property or on your rooftop
✓ A colony of locally-raised, docile honeybees
✓ Monthly updates on the health of your hives
✓ Any necessary medication or feed required to keep your hive healthy
✓ Year-round colony care from our professionally-trained beekeepers
✓ Fair wages for our NCSBA-certified beekeepers

Get in touch today to discuss your specifics needs and receive a custom quote

BEEHIVE RENTAL FAQs

Have any questions? Ask away.

 

Is it safe to rent a beehive?
When searching for bees for rent, it’s important to work with a team that has experience working on properties where non-beekeepers are present. At Buddha Bee, have been installing and maintaining rental beehives at homes, businesses, and schools since 2019. Safety is always top of mind for us. We only work with docile species of honeybees. Prior to installing a colony at your property, we have already worked with them at our farm to ensure they are gentle. Anytime we open the hive at your property, we request that anyone who wishes to observe maintain a distance of at least 10 feet unless they are wearing protective clothing. These measures make stings unlikely.

Is there anything I need to do to keep my bees healthy?
We take care of all the tricky hive management. There’s nothing you need to do inside the hive. That said if you’d like to above and beyond to support pollinators we can provide a list of recommended native plants to introduce to your property. We also recommend avoiding the use of pesticides as these can be highly toxic to honeybees and other pollinators.

How much space do I need if I want to rent a beehive?
Ideally, a hive should have at least 5 to 10 feet of space in front of its entrance. Think of this as a “runway” where bees can fly in and out without obstructions. The back of the hive should have about 3 to 5 feet of space for the beekeeper to work comfortably.

Is there a rent-to-buy option?
Yes, we do offer the option to adopt your beehive after 12 months for an additional $195. You’ll keep the bees, frames, and boxes. If you need help, we can be available on a consulting basis.

I have more questions!
Great, we’d love to answer them! Fill out our inquiry form and we’ll be in touch within 48 hours.