Value of Colony. Please Help

john t · Jul 4, 2018

Mattl said:
Due to a change in circumstances I am struggling to find time to properly look after my colony. So I think the right thing to do is sell up, as much as it pains me to admit it.

It's a healthy colony on brood and a half with unmarked last years queen. I would be selling it with brood and a half plus one super. All cedar standard national hive with Flat Roof.

I know there are variables based on location etc but what would be a fair price for this do you think. I am based in Midlands by the way.

Thanks in advance.

have you thought of contacting your local association, they may be able to assist you either in looking after your colony,have new members requiring practical experience, relocating to association apiary, of if you are determined to call it a day they may know someone looking for a colony or to increase

linoleum bonypart · Jul 4, 2018

Millet said:
You are turning out to be a clown i could use stronger words but i will not bother on a arse wipe..

Where am i at now though have i failed or have i pulled safe that is the Question, i have six mated Queen up to now nearly 140lb of honey on and extracted from one colony alone not forgetting the others... and yes i am not interested in honey.. it tastes like your comments to me which is dog something.. however i seem to be doing something correct thanks to not listening to divvies like you.. .. and obviously i have a load of honey that i will not eat through doing the correct things...so it only seems sensible to me to sell it and buy more kit as i am Quickly expanding and doing ok considering i do not know what i am doing.

We've all watched millets journey over last few years so we know who wheres the clowns hat rightfully.. Its only with his fan clubs help he is where he's at now... he hasn't dragged himself out of the mire using his own ingenuity
His comment was wrong full stop...

Beefriendly · Jul 4, 2018

beebopper said:
Would you like to donate something to my school apiary?

Yes,if you are happy to collect. Should have some spare nucs later this month.

Bakerbee · Jul 4, 2018

Sometimes reading posters comments, people getting drawn into *** for tat, its tedious. My kids are now 18,23,27,29 and ive just navigated raising them from a world of snail mail and old fashioned phones to todays world of instant messaging and all the internets problems. Everyone on here should be seeking advice or offering help , learning and most importantly enjoying our hobby of beekeeping. If that was millets point of view so be it. End of. No one needs to start pissing competitions. As ive said to my kids many times, if you dont like or disagree with something someone has written, you can politetly agree to disagree, you can say anything as long as you say it nicely.

Millet · Jul 4, 2018

Beefriendly said:
As it happens Millet is right a hive is worth nowt....I'm giving a hive (boxes etc) with F1 Buckfast queen away for free to a new beekeeper.
When I started I was gifted a lot of generosity ...I like to repay.

Very true in my opinion...so true in fact i have recently give a friendly forum member a colony of really nice calm bees with history and and a marked and clipped Queen free of charge for the same reason you have mentioned about repaying help given by others in the past.
So basically that is how those other bees are worthless to me when i am giving bees away.