Still No Bees!

[James McAllister]

You found a seller of bees with incompatible frames to your hive. If he/she had Layens, I would definitely consider starting with the Layens hive, which is supposedly the most popular in Spain. Very cheap too! The online sellers (e.g.Tienda apicultor, Apidroche, etc) sell painted (linseed oil) hives for as little as 60 Euros. Add a queen excluder and separator board and your almost good to go (select wax foundation or put wax lines on frame top bars).

I have decided to wait till the Spring and try and buy a Nuc. But this is a good idea.