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- Location
- Loughborough
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 11
14x12 (Jumbo) BS National High-density Polystyrene Beehive (+ 2 supers complete with clean, drawn comb), containing a healthy honeybee colony, headed by a 2023 Queen.
Collection only from Loughborough area.
Due to downsizing, we have the above for sale - priced at £350. More details below:
The Hive:
Is as pictured. It:
The Bees:
This is a relatively new colony reared by us (not some random swarm) - in fact a prolific, overwintered 6 frame nuc which was bursting out of the box mid-March, and was consequently hived. It is growing rapidly at this point, with a healthy brood pattern, and currently having 5 frames of brood in all stages. We won’t release bad bees. The colony is headed by a young, 2023 Queen (marked red) and is currently exiting its spring treatment with thymol (Apiguard).
All our Queens are home-reared, from a mix of progenies (Buckfast, Carniolan), adapted over time, so are ‘local bees’, reared to be gentle and prolific, and with relatively low swarming propensity *
* Obviously, honeybees cannot be “trained”, so we are unable to warranty any ‘negative’ behaviours once they leave us - including swarming or change in temperament
Inspecting:
We can, and will, provide the buyer both descriptive and photographic updates on the condition of the colony as a matter of course - and at any point, on request.
We strongly recommend that a buyer inspects the colony themselves before transportation. This would require an arranged inspection prior to dusk, and transportation shortly thereafter, once the flying bees have returned.
Collection only from Loughborough area.
Due to downsizing, we have the above for sale - priced at £350. More details below:
The Hive:
Is as pictured. It:
- is a painted, Abelo MKI poly hive, with deep roof - superb kit, and fully compatible with standard wooden hive parts
- is approx 3 years old - so relatively new
- is a 14x12 BS National, and comprises:
- Open mesh floor, with inspection tray and entrance reducer
- Brood box
- Poly crown/feeder board
- Roof
- contains 11 drawn Hoffman frames + bees (see below)
- will be supplied with 2 supers full of clean, drawn Hoffman frames, and
- wire, framed queen excluder
The Bees:
This is a relatively new colony reared by us (not some random swarm) - in fact a prolific, overwintered 6 frame nuc which was bursting out of the box mid-March, and was consequently hived. It is growing rapidly at this point, with a healthy brood pattern, and currently having 5 frames of brood in all stages. We won’t release bad bees. The colony is headed by a young, 2023 Queen (marked red) and is currently exiting its spring treatment with thymol (Apiguard).
All our Queens are home-reared, from a mix of progenies (Buckfast, Carniolan), adapted over time, so are ‘local bees’, reared to be gentle and prolific, and with relatively low swarming propensity *
* Obviously, honeybees cannot be “trained”, so we are unable to warranty any ‘negative’ behaviours once they leave us - including swarming or change in temperament
Inspecting:
We can, and will, provide the buyer both descriptive and photographic updates on the condition of the colony as a matter of course - and at any point, on request.
We strongly recommend that a buyer inspects the colony themselves before transportation. This would require an arranged inspection prior to dusk, and transportation shortly thereafter, once the flying bees have returned.
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