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Spring Bees: Are Nucs A Good Deal? (112)
There are a lot of good reasons to start a new colony in your beeyard using a nucleus (nuc) colony, consisting of a mated queen, brood and drawn comb rather than buying a package of bees. But there are some issues to pay particular attention to also.
How old is the queen? How much of all kinds of brood are already there? What condition is the beeswax comb in? Does it come in it's own box, what about frame exchange and how are you going to get it home?
If you're just starting out it really pays to have an experienced beekeeper with you when you go and get the nuc to ask the right questions and…
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