2025 Spring Nuc
All of our colony’s are headed with an F1 Buckfast queen. Buckfast bees are known for their gentle nature and strong foraging abilities, making them a great choice for the beginner/back garden beekeepers or if you’re wanting to expand your apiary. There such wonderful colonies that have such calm genetics, as it really enhances the beekeeping experience. The reduced tendency to swarm is a huge advantage, too, allowing for more productive hives.
Spring nucs are the perfect starter colony for the new beekeeper, watch the bees grow and fill your hive in the first season and get the bees strong enough to get through winter. Benefits of an over wintered nucs are a proven queen, ready to rapidly expand in spring, increasing honey production potential.
All of our colony’s are headed with an F1 Buckfast queen. Buckfast bees are known for their gentle nature and strong foraging abilities, making them a great choice for the beginner/back garden beekeepers or if you’re wanting to expand your apiary. There such wonderful colonies that have such calm genetics, as it really enhances the beekeeping experience. The reduced tendency to swarm is a huge advantage, too, allowing for more productive hives.
Spring nucs are the perfect starter colony for the new beekeeper, watch the bees grow and fill your hive in the first season and get the bees strong enough to get through winter. Benefits of an over wintered nucs are a proven queen, ready to rapidly expand in spring, increasing honey production potential.
All of our colony’s are headed with an F1 Buckfast queen. Buckfast bees are known for their gentle nature and strong foraging abilities, making them a great choice for the beginner/back garden beekeepers or if you’re wanting to expand your apiary. There such wonderful colonies that have such calm genetics, as it really enhances the beekeeping experience. The reduced tendency to swarm is a huge advantage, too, allowing for more productive hives.
Spring nucs are the perfect starter colony for the new beekeeper, watch the bees grow and fill your hive in the first season and get the bees strong enough to get through winter. Benefits of an over wintered nucs are a proven queen, ready to rapidly expand in spring, increasing honey production potential.
You will receive
F1 open mated marked Buckfast queen
6 Frame national in correx box £275.00
6 frame national inn poly nuc £330.00
Frames with brood in all stages and bees
£ 50.00 deposit, followed buy the remaining balance
Spring nucs are reared early in the season and weather permitting will be ready June, July
Nuc can be posted by Royal mail but we would prefer collection where possible.
All of out nucs are made on standard national configuration. Unfortunately at this time we do not offer any other hive type.