Service Description

Need some help with your bees? Would you like someone else to care for them regularly, or just need some extra hands every now and then? We can help. Jen Rasmussen Lair of Paradise Nectar Apiaries LLC, Paradise Nectar dba., offers regular hive maintenance services for Big Island residents. Service areas range from Pahoa and surrounding areas to Mt. View, HPP, Hilo, and the Hamakua coast to Honokaa. Paradise Nectar dba. was started by helping others with their bees in 2008; and is still continuing the tradition today as the company has grown into Paradise Nectar Apiaries LLC, caring for honeybee hives for over 16 regular clients each month. Bee Guardian Jen Rasmussen Lair offers treatment-free hive management in the Mt.View, Hilo, Hamakua, and Puna areas. Hive management is offered once a month for $50 per hour + tax. Management is offered for both Top Bar and Langstroth hives. Travel fees of $12.50-$120 apply to all locations over 30 miles from Wainaku. If you have a hive that needs care; or want to get bees and have someone else care for them, we can help. Please send us an email and tell us about your interests and how we can be of service before making your first booking. Mahalo! If you are currently a bee guardian with Paradise Nectar and receive regular hive maintenance services, check out our easy online booking options! ~Hive Maintenance is offered in HPP, all of Puna, & Mt. View on Wednesdays. ~Hive Maintenace is offered from Hilo, along the Hamakua coast to Honokaa on Fridays. Appointments may be made from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cancellation Policy

We understand that things come up and plans change. Please notify us as soon as you know you are unable to make it to an appointment or class. For events such as retreats or classes, refund policies vary and can be found on the website pages for each offering. More notice is needed for retreats and classes due to the costs involved to create the offering, and the limited spaces available. For beekeeping services: all services are weather dependent since rain could negatively impact your bees. If it is raining on the day of the appointment, you will be notified in the morning of the appointment. If it continues to rain, and cancellation within an hour of the appointment time is necessary, you will receive a message to reschedule. We appreciate your understanding. Thank you

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