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Beginning Beekeeping Course Raffles!

Congratulations to all our 2025 Raffle Winners!

Enter one or all six of these awesome beekeeping raffles! Details for each are included below.

All raffles will be drawn on March 19, 2025. You do not need to be present to win.

Payment using credit or debit card is accepted through PayPal; select the raffles you want to enter and add your ticket(s) to a cart. Your cart will open in a new window; just come back to this page's tab in your browser if you want to purchase tickets for additional raffles.

Good Luck!

Select the #1 Bee Package Raffle Option from the $5 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #1
Win One of Two Packages of Honeybees
Donated by Woodcamp Farm
$135 Value
Two Winners to be drawn on March 19, 2025
$5 Per Ticket; 5 for $20
3-pound honeybee package, with a caged, mated Italian queen.
Winner to arrange pick-up with Woodcamp Farm.

Select the #2 Starter Hive Raffle Option from the $5 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #2
Starter Hive
Donated by Maryland Honey Company
$250 Value
Winner to be drawn on March 19, 2025
$5 Per Ticket; 5 for $20
Includes:
Winner's choice of assembled, unpainted Deep (2 boxes) or Medium (3 boxes) 10-Frame starter hive, complete with telescoping cover, vented inner cover, Assembled frames, foundation, screened bottom board, and entrance reducer.
Winner to arrange pick-up with Maryland Honey Company.

Select the #3 Toolkit Raffle Option from the $5 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #3
Beekeeper's Tool Kit
Donated by Maryland Honey Company
$135 Value
Winner to be drawn on March 19, 2025
$5 Per Ticket; 5 for $20
All your bee tools in one place! Includes a smoker with fuel, a standard and a J-hook hive tool, frame gripper, Queen clip, frame perch, and a bee brush all in a convenient bucket with a tool organizer!
Winner to arrange pick-up with HCBA

Select the #4 Hive Stand Raffle Option from the $5 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #4
Hive Stand
Donated by Bill Glover, Deep Run Apiary
up to $150 Value
Winner to be drawn on March 19, 2025
$5 Per Ticket; 5 for $20
Includes:
Winner receives their choice of either a single or double hive stand hand-made from pressure treated wood. Stand includes shims, ratchet strap(s) and eye screws to secure hives
Winner to arrange pick-up with Deep Run Apiary

Select the #5 Feed & Water Option from the $3 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #5
Win One of Two Colony Feeding and Water Stations
Donated by HCBA
$85 Value
Winner to be drawn on March 19, 2025
$3 Per Ticket; 2 for $5
Includes:
A four-jar inside the hive feeder, complete with four quart jars, punched lids, and a ten pound bags of sugar so you can start feeding your bees right away! Also includes a drown-proof watering station with jar.
Winner to arrange pick-up with HCBA.

Select the #6 Smoker Raffle Option from the $3 drop down menu for this item

Raffle #6
Win One of Three Beekeeper's Smokers!
Donated by Betterbee and HCBA
$42 Value
Winners drawn on March 19, 2025
$3 Per Ticket; 2 for $5
Stainless steel with bellows & guard; BetterBee smoker fuel included.
Winner to arrange pick-up with HCBA