Pollinator Paradise 
Where bees and flowers cooperate for mutual benefit

Cocoon X-ray and Cleaning Service  

Want to know more about the quality of your bees without cutting open a bunch of cocoons?  We will x-ray a sample of about 30 tubes or a cup of loose cocoons, to determine proportion of cells with healthy-appearing adult bees, dead larvae, mite parasites, chalcid wasps and other parasites and predators, as well as an estimate of sex ratio.  For tubes we can also estimate the average number of cocoons per nest. 

We can help you remove hairy-fingered mites and other parasites from your bee nests.  If you are using Binderboard we can help clean out cocoons with our cleaning machine.

Contact us for details.

Sell Your Excess Bees on Consignment

If you have excess orchard bee cocoons and would like help selling them, contact us.  We will clean and sort your bees, and find buyers for them.  Then we’ll split the proceeds with you.  Your portion will vary, depending on the condition of the bees.  For small quantities of bees we often will pay before finding buyers. We can also clean hairy-fingered mites from your cocoons for a fee. Contact us for information

Binderboard® Leasing

If you have 10 or more acres of fruit trees and increasing populations of orchard bees, consider leasing Binderboard® from us for a reduced fee and/or excess bees.  We can also arrange to clean cocoons out of Binderboard with our cleaning machine.  Contact us for details.