Drop Ship Pricing List for Buyers 2015 Spring and Summer Pollination Seasons Wholesale online order form at bottom links on: www.crownbees.com Contact Us At: (425) 949-7954 13410 NE 177th Place Woodinville, WA 98072 Working with your customers to increase their edible landscape one garden at a time
Contents Client Comments 3 Bees in a Box Kits 4 Bees 7 Houses 8 House & Nesting Hole Sets 9 Nesting Holes 10 Accessories & Books 13 PO s, Shipping & Invoicing 15 Rev. 112514 Page 2 of 13
Good for Business; Great for Customers Crown Bees has 150 retail and commercial clients and thousands of backyard gardeners in the USA, Europe, and Canada. And, we are still serving our first client. Our success is attributed to a focus on stewardship in our business interactions and bee management. Our stewardship goals include: 1. Inspire, educate, and add value to our customers as a trusted source for quality products and responsive service. 2. Raise and sell healthy bees suited for the application and location based on best practices and reliable research. 3. Develop and/or sell eco-friendly products that responsibly protect our native bees and support a sustainable solution for our food supply. Client Comments Why do I do business with Crown Bees? Simple. Dave s knowledge and passion for what he does amounts to tons of first time as well as repeat business from satisfied customers. Quality and a nose for detail set his line of supplies apart from everyone else, and I guarantee you will not find a harder working bee-liever out there. Jimmy Mack--Buyer/Manager Portland Nursery, Portland, OR It is easy for me to rave about Crown Bees. Crown Bees provides us with excellent customer service in the form of prompt response, knowledge and eagerness to work with our needs. I know I can rely on Crown Bees to provide the quality products our customers are asking for. --Chris Watkins, Buyer The Barn Nursery, Olympia, WA Your product is fantastic and interesting! When we first met the first issue that sold me was no plastic the second was your knowledge. Pollination has really become an issue out in the forefront of everyday people and you re part of the solution. You ve been a great partner for us. Your knowledge and your personable nature really make you a great representative of your product. --Susie Flores, General Manager The Plant Farm at Smokey Point, WA Working with Crown Bees is easy. They are enthusiastic, knowledgeable about their products and committed to customer satisfaction. As a buyer, I look for products that provide our customers value for their dollar, and a rewarding gardening experience. Crown Bees delivers with eco-friendly products and packaging and easy-to-follow directions for raising bees. And, they have a compelling message for saving the food supply with bee pollination. --Stacie Wilson, Green Hard Goods Buyer Molbak's Garden + Home, Woodinville, WA Rev. 112514 Page 3 of 13
Bees in a Box House Nesting Material Bees in a Box are kits that sell themselves. Packaged for easy customer buy and carry out Efficient use of shelf space; less staff time Create year-round selling (spring & summer pollination; gift giving) Bee Coupon* eliminates inventory, refrigeration of perishable bees * Each kit has a 10% discount coupon for customers to buy bees at crownbees.com. Mason bee cocoons shipped Nov 1-April 15, and Leafcutters shipped May 1-August 15. No coupon expiration. Contact us if your store wants to sell live spring mason bees. Kits are not available for FL, AK, HI and southern portions of LA, MS, AL. BeeHut Chalet 25 Spring Mason Bee 8mm EasyTear tubes 25 Summer Mason Bee 6mm EasyTear tubes 48-hole wood tray 104-hole seasoned tray Complete Accessories (HumidiBee, InvitaBee, BeeGuardian, Mason Bee Mud) Booklet BeeHut or BeeWorks Box Size Each MSRP BeeBasics House & Nesting Holes BeeBasics has the basic essentials for both Spring and Summer nesting mason and leafcutter bees. 3.5 dia. 9 tall $12.00 $23 BeeWorks Adds Accessories BeeWorks Hut has everything the beginning mason bee raiser needs for success. BeeHut house, EasyTear tubes for spring and summer bees, plus all accessories. BeeWorks Chalet has all the mason bee raiser needs for sustainable success. BeeHut house, long lasting wood trays for spring and summer bees, plus all accessories. 9x9 4 tall 12x12 9 tall $23.00 $45 $77.00 $150 BeeHut Chalet Tubes Wood Trays Accessories Booklet BeeBasics BeeWorks Rev. 112514 Page 4 of 13
Bees Bees (* subject to availability) Each MSRP Healthy bees are important to your customers for two reasons: 1. Your customer receives a quality pollinator that is designed for their success. 2. You have less concern about returns from inferior products. Crown Bees ensures that we raise bees in environments that are suitable for their future release. Mason Bees are manually treated and washed for mites and lethal spores. The cocoons are placed and kept in refrigeration to ensure that the bees' fat reserves remain as full as possible. This gives your customer assurance that the vitality of the bees will continue through April. Leafcutters are stored in refrigeration to ensure larvae are healthy. They are incubated and pests are removed as they emerge. Blue Orchard, perfect for spring fruit and nut tree pollination. Grade A mason bee cocoons. 4 female, 6 male in each carton. Individually inspected and pest free.. Leafcutter Bees New! Gardeners are missing bee pollination for their beans, squash, and other summer vegetables. 100+ bees/unit. Premium Canadian commercial grade stock. Leafcutter bees overwinter as larva and require 4-5 weeks to incubate. Your customers want immediate results. We do the incubation and send out bees ready to pollinate the next day. $7.00 $15 $15.00 $30 Rev. 112514 Page 5 of 13
Houses Each MSRP Great overhangs for nesting material protection. Keyholes on back for easy installation. Reeds, EasyTear tubes, and wood trays are not included. Cottage Made in Washington, this cedar house holds about 160 EasyTear tubes, 120 reeds, or ether mason bee/leafcutter bee medium wood trays Guatemalan Raindrop Made of Guatemalan pine and lightly finished with linseed oil for light protection, the house holds 80 mason bee tubes or reeds. Design includes slightly sloping floor for rain shedding, A removable cocoon release drawer is included. Proceeds support Guatemalan craftsman training and Guatemalan reforesting with a tree planted for each house sold. $24.75 $47 $39.50 $52 Chalet Made in Washington, this northwestern pine design holds all types of nesting material; the 48-hole or 104-hole wood tray, reeds, and EasyTear tubes. $22.50 $45 Tower Made in Washington, this northwestern pine design holds all types of nesting material; the 96-hole wood tray, reeds, and EasyTear tubes. $26.00 $50 Rev. 112514 Page 6 of 13
House & Nesting Hole Sets Each MSRP New! BeeBasics A new product with 50 EasyTear tubes (25 for mason bees, 25 for summer bees), long overhang for weather protection, room for bee releasing behind the tubes, and ribbed tube for water shedding. $12.00 $24 New! A new product with a small wood tray for mason or leafcutter bees. Plenty of room for bee release behind the trays. Trays are reusable each year. Perfect for a new solitary bee owner. BeeHut Spring Trays (12-hole wood trays) $16.00 $30 BeeHut Summer Trays (20-hole seasoned wood trays) $17.00 $34 Chalet with 48-hole wood trays Made in Oregon, this kit is great for serious mason bee raisers. It includes a pine house and reusable 48-hole wood tray. Releasable cable ties hold the trays together. Comes apart for easy fall harvesting. $41.00 $68 Tower with 96-hole wood trays Made in Oregon, this kit is great for serious mason bee raisers. It includes a pine house and reusable 96-hole wood tray. Releasable cable ties hold the trays together. Comes apart for easy fall harvesting. $51.00 $82 Rev. 112514 Page 7 of 13
Nesting Holes Each MSRP For customer success, all nesting material can easily be opened up for fall harvest. #1 EasyTear tubes 36 tubes/unit EasyTear Mason Bee tubes are a proprietary design for Crown Bees that allow the Kraft tubes to open easily. Made from 100% recyclable paper. An innovative paper-closed end with a 1/16 hole assists with sorting empty/filled straws. $4.45 $10 We purposely have no plastic next to the developing bees, as this can cause moldy cocoons due to excess moisture. Natural material transfers excess moisture away leaving cocoons healthy. #2 Natural Reeds 25 reeds/unit Not only do the blue orchard and hornfaced bees love them, other native mason bees will use these varying sized holes as well. Hand cut quality natural lake bed reeds In a side-by-side comparison, a spring mason bee will prefer reeds over tubes or wood trays. We believe the variety of sizes help the mason bee find her hole easily. #3 Guard tube & Insert 36 GT&I/unit Traditional cardboard guard tubes that protect an insert. Made from 100% recyclable paper Innovative paper-closed end with a view hole assists in sorting empty/filled straws. The inserts are thinner straws made from glassine and are 6-1/8 long. The extra length is to assist with taking the inserts out of the guard tubes. #4 Inserts Refills 60 inserts/unit These Guard Tube refills are made from 100% recyclable paper that snugly fits inside the traditional guard tube and wood blocks. Compatible with other guard tubes and standard 5/16 hole blocks. Easily pulled from either guard tubes with plastic stops on the back, or from Crown Bee traditional guard tubes with paper backs. Mason Bee liners or inserts are commonly used for wood trays, guard tubes, or predrilled holes. They are important for harvesting mason bees in the fall. $4.75 $10 $6.65 $13 $3.95 $8 Rev. 112514 Page 8 of 13
#5 Variety Pack (for summer bees) 40 tubes and reeds that help your customer s bees find the right size. Small bees like leafcutters prefer smaller holes. Larger spring mason bees prefer the 8mm. There are different bees in our backyards looking for holes to nest in. This variety pack has the correct size for the visiting bee! $4.45 $10 #6 EasyTear tubes (for leafcutters) 40 tubes/unit EasyTear tubes are a proprietary design for Crown Bees that allow the Kraft tubes to open easily. Made from 100% recyclable paper. An innovative paper-closed end with a 1/16 hole assists with sorting empty straws. $5.35 $11 New! Wood trays, 12-holes 5 narrow trays that stack on each other creating 12 reusable holes for mason bees. Designed for about 6-8 nesting females that can produce about 70 cocoons for the following year. The nesting trays are easy to remove cocoons from in the fall harvest. $8.00 $16 Wood trays, 48 holes Seven wood trays that stack upon each other, creating 48 holes. Designed for about 25-30 spring nesting females (about 80 total cocoons). Precision machine-crafted out of northwestern alder with side notches that lock trays in place. Nesting trays make cocoon extraction a breeze and are easily cleaned and reassembled. The nesting trays are re-usable which controls year-to-year costs. Each block includes two releasable cable ties to hold trays tightly together. $20.25 $38 Rev. 112514 Page 9 of 13
Wood trays, 96 holes thirteen wood trays that stack upon each other, creating 96 holes. Includes two releasable cable ties to hold trays tightly together. Designed for about 200 nesting mason bees. Nesting trays make cocoon extraction a breeze and are easily cleaned and reassembled. $25.50 $50 New! Wood trays, 20-holes five narrow trays that stack on each other creating 12 reusable holes for leafcutter bees Designed for about 15-20 nesting females that can produce about 150 cocoons for the following year. The nesting trays are easy to remove leafy cocoons from in the fall harvest. $8.00 $17 Wood trays, 104 holes (for leafcutter) nine wood trays that stack upon each other, creating 104 holes. Hole size is 6mm (1/4 ), perfect for smaller summer nesting bees. Includes two releasable cable ties to hold trays tightly together. $22.25 $45 Rev. 112514 Page 10 of 13
Accessories & Books Each MSRP Crown Bees is a solution-based Mason Bee company. We also solve challenges our tiny workers face in the garden. That s why we team with scientific and academic communities to help us develop products that protect bees, ensure customer success with pollination, and improve bee management. Our exclusive product designs include input from commercial peers, the ARS/Logan Bee Lab, and the Orchard Bee Association. InvitaBee, Bee attractant for Blue Orchard bee Based on research that mason bees are drawn to nesting scents, Crown Bees developed the InvitaBee to place in nesting houses. InvitaBee is an eco-friendly, easy-to-use product utilizing scent-laden cloth that is 100% cotton, and blue, a color preferred by spring mason bees. This innovative product enhances customer success by attracting bees to a preferred nesting site. Includes two InvitaBee sheets sealed to retain freshness. Made in Washington State. BeeGuardian, Guard Bag with Velcro closure Time and time again we hear customers leave their tubes, reeds, and trays outside to lose their bees to pests. The BeeGuardian protects bee larva developing within nesting tubes and reeds from attack by summer pests (e.g., parasitic wasp, ants, earwigs, and birds). This fine mesh bag, with a double tie opening, is 20 x 21 and holds large wood trays or hundreds of tubes/reeds. HumidiBee, Cocoon Humidifier Our HumidiBee is an exclusively designed cocoon humidifier that nestles bees within a protected, humidity controlled environment until ready for spring hatching. This allows your customer to choose when they want to release their bees to pollinate their yard. This is the preferred method to store cocoons in a refrigerator. The HumidiBee increases humidity levels to keep cocoons from drying out in modern frost-free refrigerators, which have low humidity levels of 20-30%. Cocoons are separated from a moisture absorbing pad. This is a USA made product. $2.95 $6 $3.75 $6 $3.95 $8 Rev. 112514 Page 11 of 13
Booklet, Mason Bees, Gentle Natured Garden Caretakers Raising mason bees is easy, but gardeners new to these gentle pollinators will appreciate our How-To Guide booklet. $2.45 $5 Easy to read, this booklet is a quick reference guide to help your gardeners bee successful with both the spring mason bees and summer leafcutter bees. For more detailed information, customers are directed to our comprehensive, informative website. Book, Mason Bees for the Backyard Gardener, by Sherian Wright Sherian Wright is a great writer with many good stories and tips for your customers. This book is a staff favorite and a must for beginning bee raisers. $15.00 $20 Book, Mason Meets a Mason Bee, by Dawn Pape This book is a wonderful children s book with fun words and rhymes which introduces Mason to a visiting Mason Bee. Clever, informative, and a great book to be read by grandparents and parents to their young listeners. 28 pages. $7.50 $10 Rev. 112514 Page 12 of 13
Purchase Orders, Shipping, and Invoicing Purchase Orders We believe it best to receive a purchase order for each customer shipment. We can print your invoice/packing slip and place it in the box and include any other print material by special arrangement for a nominal fee. Shipping Crown Bees has had few issues with the US Post Office. Much of our product can ship first class allowing short shipping durations for low cost. We can use your accounts to ship by special arrangement. Through arrangement with Stamps.com, many times the priority shipping is lower than standard mail. Getting product to your customers quickly is high priority. Every effort will be made to ship as soon as possible. However, in high volume periods the shipping may take up to two business days. Our products are fairly durable to ship, yet we take pride in providing good padding where necessary. We receive extremely few customer calls on packaging issues. Crown Bees wants the customers to understand how to use their product. We place instructions for each product included. We also include reference to our Bee-Mail, which helps remind the customer when to do what during the year. This proudly sets Crown Bees apart from our competitors. Some items (such as nesting materials) will ship with Crown Bees labels affixed to them. For drop ship packages, our costs will remain a static $4.00 over shipping costs. This includes boxes, padding, labels, and labor. Invoicing We will invoice for each purchase order and email that invoice to you for payment. It is perfectly fine to bundle all invoices and pay at the end of the month. Rev. 112514 Page 13 of 13