Browse 12+ manufacturers in the commercial beekeeping industry.
USA
Mann Lake Ltd is one of the largest beekeeping supply companies in the United States, offering equipment, protective gear, medications, feeding supplements, and processing equipment. Founded in Hackensack, Minnesota, Mann Lake has grown into a major distributor serving commercial and hobbyist beekeepers nationwide. They produce Ultra Bee pollen substitute, a widely used commercial protein supplement, and carry a broad range of Langstroth equipment.
USA
Dadant & Sons is one of the oldest continuously operating beekeeping equipment manufacturers in the world, founded in 1863 in Hamilton, Illinois. They produce standard Langstroth hive equipment, frames, foundations, protective gear, and educational materials. Dadant is particularly known for their comb foundation production and their long-published journal American Bee Journal. Their equipment is standard in commercial operations across North America.
Poland
Lyson is a Polish manufacturer of commercial honey extraction and processing equipment, including radial extractors, uncapping machines, settling tanks, honey pumps, and bottling equipment. Founded in Kamienica, Poland, Lyson has become a leading exporter of stainless steel beekeeping processing equipment to North America and Western Europe. Their radial extractor lines are used in mid to large-scale commercial honey operations worldwide.
USA
Maxant Industries is a US manufacturer of beekeeping processing equipment based in Ayer, Massachusetts. They produce honey extractors, uncapping tanks, honey pumps, capping melters, and honey processing accessories. Maxant equipment is known for its American manufacturing and has a long history in the commercial and semi-commercial beekeeping market. Their extractors are used by operations from small farms to larger regional honey producers.
USA
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm is a US beekeeping supplier based in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, known for producing hive equipment, feeders, protective gear, and beekeeping tools. They are particularly recognized for their hive-top feeder designs and accessory equipment. Now part of a larger group of beekeeping supply brands, Brushy Mountain products continue to be used across commercial and hobbyist operations.
Canada
Western Bee Supplies is one of Canada's largest beekeeping distributors, supplying commercial and hobbyist beekeepers across the Prairie provinces and beyond. They distribute Mann Lake products (including Ultra Bee pollen substitute) in Canada along with their own branded equipment lines. Western Bee is a primary supplier for the large-scale canola and clover pollination beekeeping operations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
USA
GloryBee is a Eugene, Oregon-based company that began as a beekeeping supply retailer and has expanded into honey processing, beeswax products, and bee-derived ingredient supply. They distribute beekeeping equipment and produce bulk honey for food manufacturers. GloryBee is also a distributor of ProSweet liquid bee feed, a pre-mixed inverted sugar blend used by commercial beekeepers for supplemental syrup feeding.
USA
ApiShield is a manufacturer of oxalic acid vaporizers and varroa treatment equipment for commercial beekeepers. Their battery-operated vaporizer designs are built for field use without grid power access, making them practical for commercial beekeepers treating remote yard locations. ApiShield vaporizers are compatible with EPA-registered oxalic acid products including Api-Bioxal when used according to the registered product label.
USA
Varomorus produces commercial-grade oxalic acid vaporizers designed for high-volume varroa treatment use. Their Pro model is built for commercial beekeeping operations treating hundreds of hives per day, featuring a robust stainless heating element and long cord for operator distance from the treated hive during vaporization. Varomorus vaporizers are used by commercial operators treating large yard counts during fall broodless periods and multi-treatment protocols.
USA
Kelley Beekeeping (Walter T. Kelley Co.) is one of the oldest beekeeping supply companies in the United States, founded in 1924 in Clarkson, Kentucky. They manufacture and distribute Langstroth hive equipment, frames, foundation, extractors, and protective gear. Kelley is known for their straightforward, durable hive equipment and has served multiple generations of commercial beekeepers in the eastern US.
UK
Arnia Ltd is a UK-based manufacturer of remote hive monitoring systems for professional and commercial beekeepers. Their hive monitors use acoustic analysis, weight sensors, temperature, and humidity monitoring to track colony status remotely and in real time. Arnia's acoustic monitoring capability is one of the more sophisticated offerings in the remote hive monitoring market, capable of distinguishing swarm preparation states, queen loss events, and varroa stress from baseline colony sounds. They distribute to commercial beekeepers in North America through US distribution partners.
France
Nicot System is a French manufacturer of queen rearing equipment, most notably the Nicot Cageless Queen Rearing System and associated cell cup kits. The Nicot system revolutionized accessible queen rearing by eliminating the need for manual larval grafting, allowing queens to lay directly into cell cups that are then transferred to cell builder colonies. Widely used by hobbyist and commercial beekeepers worldwide. Nicot products are distributed in the United States through major beekeeping supply companies including Mann Lake and Dadant.