WANT TO KEEP A HIVE?

START WITH A NUC

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Buying high quality nucs from us is easy and productive. A nuc is simply a new colony that is busy starting out. We supply high standard 5 frame Nucs  with a laying queen. Ready to expand.

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Limited availability, order in advance

(max 10 per customer)

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Click to order now for 24/25 season

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Option 1: Nuc sold in new 10 frame hive

Hive consists of floor board, brood chamber (5 frames bees, 5 frames new), inner lid, and telescopic lid treated with waxol.

Price: R2850.00 each (advisable to buy minimum 2 colonies)

• Additional hive parts available in store

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Option 2: Nuc sold in 5 frame 'use once' hive

Hive consists of 5 frames of bees in a 'use once' hive.

Price: R1895.00 each (advisable to buy minimum 2 colonies)

• Nucs bought in a 'use once' hive need to be transferred into a 10 frame hive within 2 days (they will need space to expand)

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Pickup date / time

September & November

Collections are at the farm after nightfall on selected evenings.

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• Colonies are ready to expand. 

• We carefully select queens for our nuc colonies.

• We don't sell bees on old poor condition wax combs.

• We recommend that you do a bee course before buying bees!!

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BE CAREFUL who you buy bees from! Colonies need to be healthy and productive. Quality does make a productive difference and comes at a price!