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5 Frame Nucs and Bee Packages
Betterbee packages contain three pounds of loose bees with feed, and a mated, queen in a separate queen cage. Watch this video to learn how to install a package of bees. A nuc (or nucleus) colony is an already thriving colony of bees with a mated, marked queen and five deep frames of honey, pollen, and brood. Choose from spring nucs made by our trusted producer in early spring, or overwintered nucs, which we make in Upstate New York in the summer prior to when we sell them; our overwintered nucs have a proven track record of surviving winter.Watch this video to learn how to install a 5 frame nucof bees.
Pickups will be scheduled in April or May depending on weather and availability. Please note: Bee packages and nucs are available for PICKUP ONLY at our location in Upstate NY. Betterbee does not ship packages or nucs.
Queens
Looking to requeen a hive, make a split, or prepare your own nucs? We offer mated queens, available mid-April through August, for shipment or pickup.
If you plan to start a new bee colony, you need a nuc or package. A queen cannot establish a new colony by herself.
About Northern Queens
Our locally raised northern queens are available starting in June. We provide young, vigorous, locally adapted queens that are well acclimated to our northern weather conditions. In our breeding programs, we focus on desirable traits as opposed to striving for a pure, specific breed of bee. We select bees for winter hardiness, disease resistance, temperament, and honey production. These queens are excellent for requeening a hive or preparing nucs.
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2023 Carniolan Queens
SKU QUEENCARNIOLAN
Base Price: $41.95
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2023 Kutik Queens
SKU QUEENKUTIK
Base Price: $41.95
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2023 Northern Queen
SKU QUEENNORTHERN
Base Price: $41.95
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Package Bees 3lb Load 1
SKU BEEDAYK
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Spring Nucleus Colony Load 3
SKU SPRINGNUC3K
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Package Bees 3lb Load 2
SKU BEEDAY2K
Base Price: $155.00
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Overwintered Nucleus Colony
SKU OWNUCK
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Spring Nucleus Colony Load 1
SKU SPRINGNUCK
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Spring Nucleus Colony Load 2
SKU SPRINGNUC2K
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Package Bees 3lb Load 3
SKU BEEDAY3K
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