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Welcome to Dakota Bees

10090 W 27th Ave Wheat Ridge CO 80215 720-621-7305 open Monday through Saturday 12 pm to 7 pm Sundays 12 pm to 5 pm your source for discounted beekeeping supplies manufactured in Colorado. Bee rescue, swarm removal, hive removal from homes and business’s. Beekeeping support and classes designed for the back yard beekeeper. Our goal is to provide high quality beekeeping supplies at prices lower than our competition.

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Colorado native bees include mason bees, leaf cutter bees, sweat bees, squash bees, bumble bees, and are some of natures best pollinators. They are found through out North America and the front range of Colorado. Leaf cutter bees are used by farmers to pollinate alfalfa fields. Mason bees are used in orchards for pollination services. These bees are also in decline as well and providing habitat is as simple as drilling 5/16” holes in old logs or lumber.