Considerations for beginners
Purchasing a nuc is the fastest and easiest way to establish a new colony.
For those beekeepers using medium boxes for brood chambers, or beekeeping with top bar hives, you’ll need to order package bees.
Langstroth hives are used by the majority of beekeepers.
Most beginning beekeeping books focus on Langstroths.
For those beekeepers using medium boxes for brood chambers, or beekeeping with top bar hives, you’ll need to order package bees.
Langstroth hives are used by the majority of beekeepers.
Most beginning beekeeping books focus on Langstroths.
Concerned with heavy lifting?
For a lighter option consider using 8-frame deeps for your brood chambers instead of the standard 10-frame.
This year the El Dorado Beekeepers is offering club members the choice of both nucs and package bees.
A nucleus colony (nuc) consists of five deep frames with honeycomb and a newly established colony. It includes a newly mated queen, all stages of brood, and frames with honey and pollen. Nucs build up more quickly than packages and are the easiest way for beginners to establish new hives.
Package bees are an artificial swarm containing 2-3 lbs of shook bees, plus a newly mated, caged queen.
A nucleus colony (nuc) consists of five deep frames with honeycomb and a newly established colony. It includes a newly mated queen, all stages of brood, and frames with honey and pollen. Nucs build up more quickly than packages and are the easiest way for beginners to establish new hives.
Package bees are an artificial swarm containing 2-3 lbs of shook bees, plus a newly mated, caged queen.
All sales are final
Nucleus Colony
$220.00
SUPPLIER:
Golden West Apiaries
Eric Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
- 5 deep wooden frames with built-out honeycomb
- sold in a reusable nuc box
- recently mated queen, laying and tested
- brood in all stages
- frames with honey and pollen
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Package Bees
$180.00
SUPPLIER: Oliverez Honey Bees
Last day to order 3/31/2025
- 3 lbs of bees
- newly mated Golden West Bees Queen (Eric and Randy Oliver's stock)
- Last Day to Order 3/31/2025.
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