Strong colonies for almond pollination — 2027 season.
Six-frame-minimum hives from a working commercial apiary that does queens, pollination, and honey across four states. It's not too early to talk about 2027.
Why Selby colonies pollinate harder
Because Selby also produces queens and honey, our bees are bred and managed for strength, mite-load management, and seasonal readiness — exactly what almond growers need. Three integrated systems, one connected operation.
What does "confirmed" mean?
What does placement and pull look like?
You can verify what you're paying for.
Selby publishes the Selby Queening Protocol (SQP) — our standard for breeder selection, queen production, and batch-level quality control. Every order ships with QR traceability.
The same transparency philosophy applies to pollination stock. Growers can substantiate hive strength and management rather than taking it on faith.
View the SQP Protocol →QR Traceability
Every order links to a scannable record of how your bees were produced.
Scan → breeder line, graft date, mating yard, evaluation notes
How pollination works with Selby
From first conversation to colony pull, here's what the process looks like.
Inquiry
Tell us your acreage, region, and timing. We confirm availability and provide pricing.
Agreement
Lock in your hive count with a straightforward contract. No surprises, no fine print.
Placement
Colonies are graded, loaded, and placed on your schedule per drop and pull windows by region.
Pull
After bloom, colonies are pulled on agreed timing. Clean, professional, done.
What you get
2027 almond pollination — pricing and placement details.
$[XXX] / hive · confirm
Six-frame minimum
Independent verification
Drop & pull by region
Meet the operators
Selby Apiaries is a multi-generational family operation — not a broker, not a middleman. When you call, you're talking to the people who manage the bees.
Lead beekeeper Tylan Selby (UC Davis graduate) is hands-on across every yard in CA, UT, and WY. He's the field expert who can speak to exactly how your colonies are managed — because he's the one managing them.
The family has been keeping bees since 1974 — over 50 years of building knowledge across seasons, regions, and every challenge the industry has thrown at them.
Three integrated systems, one operation
Most pollination outfits just haul bees. Selby runs queens, pollination, and honey as one connected system — each informs the others. That's why our colonies are stronger.
Queens
Our own genetics program means pollination colonies have better queens — bred for vigor, mite resistance, and seasonal performance.
Pollination
Pollination puts colonies under real agricultural pressure. That experience shapes how we evaluate strength, durability, and readiness.
Honey
Honey production requires healthy, productive colonies. Our pollination bees come from honey-producing, proven foragers.
Common questions from growers
How do you grade your hives?
What regions do you service for almond pollination?
When should I lock in hives for 2027?
Strong Colonies for Almond Pollination — 2027 Season
Six-frame-minimum hives from a working commercial apiary that does queens, pollination, and honey across four states. It's not too early to talk about 2027.
Request 2027 Pollination Pricing
The Almond Grower's Field Guide to Honeybee Pollination
What to look for in colony strength, timing, and grading — written for growers, not beekeepers. Covers frame counts, inspection timing, red flags, and how to evaluate your pollination provider.
Talk to us about 2027.
Tell us your acreage and we'll follow up with availability and pricing.