Pigeon Mountain Trading Company

Category: Equipment Also called: Pigeon Mountain Trading Company®; PMTC; Pigeon Mountain Trading Co. (LaFayette, Georgia); pigeonmountaintrading.com

What it is

Pigeon Mountain Trading Company is a first-party beekeeping supply store in LaFayette, Georgia, with an official online shop (Shopify cart) at pigeonmountaintrading.com. Its home page says it offers “a full line of beekeeping materials sure to satisfy the beginner or the expert” and is “the only full service beekeeping supply house in our area, with the added service of honey extraction in our very own Honey House.” The shop is organized into Live Bees, Bee Wear, Hives, Bee Smokers & Fuel, Honey Harvesting, Honey, Queen Supplies and a gift section called The Bee Boutique. This listing is for the beekeeping-supply store with an official cart and on-page prices, not a club and not a course.

Official URL

Official site: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/

All products (shop): https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/collections/all

Hives: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/pages/hives

Complete Standard Hive in Pine, Assembled: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/products/complete-standard-hive-in-pine-assembled

Eight-Frame Super: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/products/eight-frame-super

Package Bees: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/products/package-bees

Nucs: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/products/nucs

About Us: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/pages/about-us

Shipping: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/pages/shipping

Returns: https://pigeonmountaintrading.com/pages/returns

Last checked

2026-10-14. All URLs above returned HTTP 200 with a desktop Chrome user agent on that date.

Who it’s for

New and experienced hobby beekeepers who can visit the LaFayette store (northwest Georgia, near Chattanooga), and beekeepers in the lower 48 states who order online. The About page says it serves “new and experienced beekeepers alike.” Not a membership club and not a university program.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Equipment operation. It runs an official online catalog with a cart and dollar prices, prints a street address, phone, email and hours, and publishes shipping and returns policies.

• Identity / contact (site footer, checked 2026-10-14): 106 N Main Street, LaFayette, GA 30728; +1 (706) 638-1491; [email protected]. Footer © 2026 Pigeon Mountain Trading Co.
• Hours (site footer, checked 2026-10-14): Mon–Fri 9 AM–6 PM; Sat 9 AM–3 PM; Sun closed.
• Store (About Us, checked 2026-10-14): “a one-of-a-kind store located in the heart of LaFayette, Georgia,” “founded on our owner’s love of bees.” The logo reads “since 1966.”
• Sample prices (official product pages, checked 2026-10-14): Complete Standard Hive in Pine, Assembled $148.99; Eight-Frame Super $25.99; Fencing Veil with Shoulder Strap $14.99; Bulge Collar Bee Jacket $25.99; Package Bees $150.00; 3-Pack Special of Package Bees $445.00; Nucs $249.00.
• Live bees (site terms, checked 2026-10-14): Italian packages, nucs and queens, spring and early summer only; live bees are non-refundable, ship USPS only, contiguous U.S. only, and are excluded from free shipping; in-store pickup needs a 50% non-refundable deposit.
• Shipping (Shipping page, checked 2026-10-14): free shipping on orders over $125 and under 50 pounds to the lower 48 states; FedEx is the usual carrier; orders ship in 3–10 business days; free in-store pickup.
• Returns (Returns page, checked 2026-10-14): returns within 30 days of purchase in original condition, with a return authorization number by phone; the customer pays return shipping; report shipping errors within 10 business days.

Stock, prices, hours and policies above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change.

Location

Store address in the official site footer (checked 2026-10-14): 106 N Main Street, LaFayette, GA 30728. Phone +1 (706) 638-1491. Open Monday–Friday 9 AM–6 PM and Saturday 9 AM–3 PM. Confirm before you drive out.

This is a retail supply store. Do not treat it as a club meeting hall or a classroom.

Notes

• Category is Equipment. It is the first Georgia Equipment listing (Georgia already has Metro Atlanta Beekeepers under Local clubs).
• The store also sells gifts and home goods (“The Bee Boutique”) and offers honey extraction in its Honey House; those are not the focus of this listing.
• First-party image saved beside this listing as pigeon-mountain-trading-company.png: the official logo from the site’s Shopify CDN, 135×107, unedited.
• Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza. No purchase, contact or form submission was made.

FAQ

Q: Where is Pigeon Mountain Trading Company, and when is it open?
A: The official site footer (checked 2026-10-14) gives 106 N Main Street, LaFayette, GA 30728, phone +1 (706) 638-1491. It is open Monday–Friday 9 AM–6 PM and Saturday 9 AM–3 PM, closed Sunday.

Q: Does it ship, and is shipping free?
A: Yes. The Shipping page says orders over $125 and under 50 pounds ship free to the lower 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii get a quoted rate. Live bees ship USPS only and never ship free.

Q: Can I buy bees there?
A: Yes, in season. The official shop lists Package Bees at $150.00 and Nucs at $249.00 (checked 2026-10-14). Live bees are available in spring and early summer only and are non-refundable.

Q: What does a complete hive cost?
A: The Complete Standard Hive in Pine, Assembled was $148.99 on the official product page on 2026-10-14. Check the live page before buying.

Q: What is the return policy?
A: Returns within 30 days of purchase, in the condition received, with a return authorization number from customer service. The customer pays return shipping.

Q: Is Pigeon Mountain Trading Company a club or a class?
A: No. It is listed here as Equipment. For clubs, see Local clubs (e.g. Utah County Beekeepers Association). For training, see Learning (e.g. the DC Beekeepers Alliance Beginning Beekeeping Course).