amzar123
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Wanted swarm or nuc Sussex
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dpearce4
Queen Bee
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- Location
- Coastal, West Sussex
- Hive Type
- Commercial
- Number of Hives
- a few more than last year but still not enough
Hi Amzar.
what part of west sussex are you in? Down near worthing there havent been any swarms now for about 5 weeks, and im sure there havent been many in other parts of the south east as its getting close to the end of the season.
Dont take this personally but how much experience do you have keeping bees? The reason i ask is i have seen on here and else where that it is a real bad idea to take on a nuc this time of year, they dont have much time to expand into a full colony. It would be better if you can wait until next spring and then you will get a good nuc that should build up well and give you maybe a super of honey.
The other way you could go if you want bees is to puchase a full colony as they are better to overwinter, or find a local beekeeper than may be happy for you to work with him/her in getting their bees ready for the winter giving you some good experience for next year.
doug
what part of west sussex are you in? Down near worthing there havent been any swarms now for about 5 weeks, and im sure there havent been many in other parts of the south east as its getting close to the end of the season.
Dont take this personally but how much experience do you have keeping bees? The reason i ask is i have seen on here and else where that it is a real bad idea to take on a nuc this time of year, they dont have much time to expand into a full colony. It would be better if you can wait until next spring and then you will get a good nuc that should build up well and give you maybe a super of honey.
The other way you could go if you want bees is to puchase a full colony as they are better to overwinter, or find a local beekeeper than may be happy for you to work with him/her in getting their bees ready for the winter giving you some good experience for next year.
doug
