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NUCS – SOLD OUT

NUC stands for ‘Nucleus Colony’

In layman terms it is an established colony of bees on 4 or 5 frames that you put into your wooden hive box between other new frames. These 4 or 5 frames have a queen, lots of bees, eggs, brood, nectar and pollen plus some space for the queen to keep laying.

We recommend that new beekeepers begin with a NUC (as opposed to a package of bees that are imported in March)

Our NUCS include an active laying queen; have 2-3 frames of Brood, 1 frame of food (nectar and pollen) and empty comb so the the queen can continue to lay.  The Brood will be in different stages – eggs, larvae, and capped.

Availability May and June.  (It depends on the weather and on when Queens are ready)

COST:

  • $300 for 4 Frames with Imported Queen (includes the transport box)
  • $315 for 4 Frames with Local Queen (includes the transport box) SOLD OUT
  • Note:  We do not take deposits till APRIL. Full Payment is due a few days before pick up.

NUCS are for STORE PICK-UP ONLY in Duncan.  We do not ship our NUCS.

**SCROLL DOWN TO FILL OUT THE REQUEST FORM**

*Our bees are inspected by our local government official and we will have a permit to sell.  Never buy bees from someone unless they have a permit to sell.  🙂

We highly recommend that you take the FREE  Online COURSE offered by the BC Government.
Other courses are offered by many bee clubs and Royal Roads University.

We love helping new beekeepers figure out what they need for the first season.  We offer basic mentoring help for those buying our NUCS but strongly urge everyone to join their local bee club.

Supplies that we recommend: Hive Kit #3 and Tool Set #3

Scroll Down for the NUC Request Form.

Videos on How to Install a NUC:

1.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2C5zUnINDA

2.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mOXm1DChyI

NUC - REQUEST LIST 2023

NUC - REQUEST LIST 2023

Please fill out the form below and we will contact you.

First and Last
For Deep boxes. No Tax. The Transport box is included in the price and you can keep it.
For Deep boxes. No Tax. The Transport box is included in the price, which you can keep.
(We will contact you by email to confirm our receipt of this form)

We are filtering our NUC requests and giving priority to people who have taken courses and have some knowledge of how to keep bees. 

All the NUCS we sell will have been inspected with a permit to sell.