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2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:01 Feb 2019, 19:32
by Chrisbarlow
Spring 2019 bee auctions up North
Lincoln Bee Auction - 30/3/19 - http://www.bee-sale.com/
York Bee Auction - 11/5/19 - www.yorkbeekeepers.com/event/ydbka-18th-annual-auction/
Halifax Bee Auction - 11/5/19 - www.halifaxbeekeepers.co.uk/events.html
Beverley Bee Auction - usually end of April - no date known yet
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:06 Feb 2019, 15:12
by DianeBees
Thank you for posting them!
I went the other year to the Halifax one. My husband offered to go to the cash machine part way through!
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:07 Feb 2019, 09:45
by Chrisbarlow
your welcome Diane, i think the auctions are great to attend. a great place for getting rid of excess kit, you can pick some good bargains up although you can see some eye watering prices to.
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:06 Apr 2019, 20:20
by Chrisbarlow
The Lincoln auction was a really good event. dont forget the others are coming up shortly.
The Beverley Auction is 28/4/19 at Woodmansey Village hall.
http://www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk/martinxyz/wp/beverley-beekeepers-association/auction/
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:06 Apr 2019, 20:22
by Chrisbarlow
and its worth mentioning if you want to sell bees at any of these , they will need inspecting by the seasonal bee inspector.
The Beverley and Halifax auctions also need paperwork filling out which you can download from their sites. Its just simeple stuff they want to know like how many frames of bees and brood and when were they last treated etc...
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:27 Apr 2019, 20:26
by Chrisbarlow
It's Beverley bee auction tomorrow.
http://www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk/martinxyz/wp/beverley-beekeepers-association/auction/
At WOODMANSEY VILLAGE HALL, LONG LANE, BEVERLEY, HU17 0RN
There's extractors, wood work and colonies for sale
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:10 May 2019, 19:34
by Chrisbarlow
It's York bka auction and Halifax bka auction tomorrow.
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:10 May 2019, 19:45
by NigelP
It's a buyers market at present. I'm hearing of nucs (including poly nuc box) going for £45-50......
If selling worth putting as reserve on them.
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:10 May 2019, 20:06
by Chrisbarlow
Lincoln nucs were making 150-170 from memory. Colonies over £200
Beverley colonies were making £160-180 in single broods, double broods were £250 and nucs 150 approx.
It'll be interesting to find out what bees go for at these two auction's.
If you can get a nuc including poly nuc for £50, I'll take ten please
Re: 2019 Spring Bee Auctions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
PostPosted:11 May 2019, 00:33
by MickBBKA
NigelP wrote: ↑10 May 2019, 19:45
It's a buyers market at present. I'm hearing of nucs (including poly nuc box) going for £45-50......
If selling worth putting as reserve on them.
OMG... They would probably make £200 worth of honey this summer, its madness to sell a nuc + box for that..LOL
Cheers, Mick.