Pondering pricing

[Poly Hive]

I have some timber hives that I seem to have acquired. I intend selling them off, and to make them more attractive I am thinking of putting in a nuc and sell them at supering point.

So I will be offering non cedar floor, brood box, CB and roof.

I am selling some nucs at £150 so what would be reasonable for the hive plus bees? £225?

PH

 

[george]

It sounds like a good deal for the buyer , it’s still cheaper than one of the major suppliers who asking more than that for a nuc .
That said , if the timber work is unwanted ( guessing it is) then nice to give someone a bargain.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

£250 ish for bees in hive is a sort of reasonable sounding price around here

 

[Poly Hive]

Yes the timber is unwanted and tbh not in prime condition but not crap either.

£250 sounds good to me if I can get it of course...LOL

PH

 

[For want of a better word]

£250 for a 14 x 12 used Pains Polly nuc with a swarm of GNW last season.... some in Kelliwick were desperate to get bees!!!

### not me I do not sell swarms!!

 

[wightbees]

Is it cheaper up in your neck of the woods? I see Admin has some for Sale too.

 

[Poly Hive]

Me? I don't really know as there have been no adverts in the SBA magazine for some years now for bees.

PH

 

[Kampervan]

Could be interested where in borders are you

 

[Beefriendly]

Now take that pricing question to poly...I have a few Paynes hives complete with Buckfast F1 queens that I need to move on as down sizing.
I suspect they will come complete with 2 brood boxes, 3 supers and a decent Paynes miller type feeder.
When I'm sure what the queen and colony status is I'll be taking and paying for an advertisement in the bees for sale section of this forum.