Nucs

We have nucs for sale! We'll have 5-frame nucs this season by mid-May to early June depending on weather. We only have a few, so order now! Pick up only at our store in Churubusco. Sorry, we do NOT ship nucs. What's a nuc? Great question! This item is for beekeepers. The average death rate for honey bees is about 30-40% each year. That means somehow we all have to replace the bee colonies (that's what we call a group of bees in a beehive) with new bees. The box itself is fine, but we have to put new bees in the hive box when hives die or abscond. (That just means they leave for some reason). Also, new beekeepers have to get their bees somehow.  Our nucs come in a 5-frame cardboard box like the one pictured. It will have a laying queen. (That means she's laying eggs already). And 4 frames of honeybees. The 5th frame will be drawn comb ready for the queen to lay eggs in to grow the colony. If you're new to beekeeping, you'll also need 5 more empty frames for a standard 10-frame hive.  Wh