cheap apideas?

[thenovice]

Playing with the idea of giving queen rearing a go next season... these seem cheap compared to some british suppliers, even before the euro crashed. Maybe I should order some to be delivered at families home before going there this summer...


http://www.honingraat.eu/en/breeding-nuc/98-apidea-mating-hive.html

 

[Hivemaker.]

Swienty....http://www.swienty.com/shop/vare.asp?side=0&vareid=113170

 

[bpmurray]

Irish Bee Supplies has two different types - hard plastic and polystyrene versions, although the latter is currently sold out.

 

[thenovice]

So it seems like they are only ridiculously overpriced in the UK as per usual... I will definitely not buy them here then.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Irish Bee Supplies has two different types - hard plastic and polystyrene versions, although the latter is currently sold out.

The latter type is a swi-bine, can be bought for around £8.50, also from Swienty.

 

[itma]

So it seems like they are only ridiculously overpriced in the UK as per usual... I will definitely not buy them here then.

£19.50 in the UK (Bee Equipped)
versus €22.50 in Belgium ...

Hardly a "ridiculous" difference (all the more so once delivery & foreign exchange charges are factored in), IMHO.

Check out the price in Switzerland, where the things are made!
http://bienen-meier.ch/db/detail.php?artNr=1611