Apr 2, 2022
I have for sale 1 x national 6 frame nuc with 2021 marked queen supplied in poly nuc.
This was a split from my own stock last year open mated 2nd generation hybrid (local queen) with plenty brood and stores, gentle calm bees needs transfering to a hive soon as packed with bees.
Local...
After 10 years of keeping bees I unfortunately need to sell my bees due to a change of job I am no longer able to give them the attention they need and deserve.
I have three colonies on 14 x 12 national, 2 colonies in cedar hives in good condition with mesh floor, brood box, 1 super, crown board...
I have for sale 1 x national 5 frame nuc with 2021 marked queen supplied in correx box.
This was a split from my own stock last year open mated 2nd generation buckfast (local queen) with plenty brood and stores, gentle calm bees.
Local collection from South Manchester or may be able to arrange...
hmmm as if dealing with 2 swarms from my own colonies and splitting numerous times wasn't enough, today I come home to find a swarm from someone else's apiary had decided to take up residence in my stack of empty supers and brood boxes, they had been knocked leaving a small entrance gap.
Finally got my honey survey report and it seems that the bees did not work the dieta white lupin, however the lupin is grown with a triticale grass which did contribute to a large portion of the honey, so a win in the end.
1 x National deep brood 6 frame nuc £150 can be supplied in a correx box (only 5 frames) or can deliver locally in the poly nuc and transfer to your hive.
6 frames with brood at all stages with locally mated queen (Hybrid), Queen is marked and wing clipped. Nice calm bees that are easy to...
Hi Ian,
This is a new apiary so don't know if they will work it.
The farmer has grown this for 10yrs so not going to change as it provides ALL his winter feed.
The research on it was based in new zealand and based on the cost of hiring a pollination company, If the bees are there free then it...
Apparently I have discovered that this crop originated in Oz and new zealand and honeybees were taken to the crop and they did work it but there was only a 15% increase in yield, this meant that it was not worth the farmer paying for the honeybee pollination service.
So hopefully they will work...
the flowers also are totally different, doesn't even resemble the same plant doesn't form a spire of blossoms. The lupin I mean't is an agricultural food crop.