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Nuc bee hives for sale7/9/2023 ![]() ![]() This is followed up with a oxcalic acid vapor treatment and a late fall treatment using the oxcalic acid dribble method. Mite treatments are done when required and are usually done in September with Apivar strips. We test regularly using the alcohol wash method and treat after determining what our mite levels are in every bee yard. We treat for varroa mites, but only when needed. Losses due to improper care are of course not covered. All our queens and nucs are fully guaranteed against failure or disease for 30 days-if there is anything about them that you do not like, you may return them for replacement. You can place a frame with queen cells in the Nuc Box to have the queen hatch without the fear of the old queen destroying the cell. It comes in a reusable nuc box with five 9 1/8 in. Nucs Nuc boxes are used for raising queens, swarm capture boxes and starter honey bee hives. Our nucs are 5-frame mini-hives comprised of a marked queen and her daughters, pollen, nectar and honey. As they become ready we will contact you to arrange your pickup appointment. All nucs are released on a first ordered/first pickup basis. Our Spring nucs will be available in late June. We estimate that overwintered nucs will begin to be ready for release sometime in late May into early June. We wait until we have sufficient build-up of bees for splitting. All of our nucs are locally grown so Mother nature plays a big part here. Availability is dependent upon weather and growing conditions for the bees. Our spring nucs need plenty of drones to give the queens the best chance of being as well-mated as possible. Our nucs are 5-frame mini-hives comprised of a marked queen and her daughters, pollen, nectar and honey. Our “nucs” are 5-frame mini-hives comprised ofĪ marked queen and her daughters, pollen, nectar and honey.Īvailability is dependent upon weather and growing conditions for the bees. Each year our breeder stock is tested through a winter prior to grafting. All queens have been reared from our overwintered northern stock and are better adapted to the New England climate. The nucs that we sell you are the same as those that we produce for ourselves.Īll of our nucs are Massachusetts raised and overwintered in our Medway, and Franklin bee yards. Nucs are the easiest way for beginners to establish new hives. Northern Raised Nucleus Colonies (“Nucs”) ![]()
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