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Buying a new nuc
PostPosted:19 May 2021, 10:13
by SamBurke
Looking for supplier recommendations please to purchase a 14 x 12 nuc with 2021 queen. I live in Buckinghamshire area & happy to travel up to 2 hours to collect.
Re: Buying a new nuc
PostPosted:19 May 2021, 14:08
by NigelP
You might want to contact Peter Little at Exmoor bees. might be over 2 hours but reputable seller or look up SIPA bees near Newbury.
Thus time of year most UK nucs will have 2020 queens unless queens have arrived from abroad. A little early in the UK for mating's due to abysmal April weather.
Welcome to the forum as well.
Re: Buying a new nuc
PostPosted:19 May 2021, 14:44
by SamBurke
Thank you.
Re: Buying a new nuc
PostPosted:20 May 2021, 15:49
by AdamD
I have had many calls and emails from people wanting nucs. Nucs with 2020 queens are long gone and for my part of the world, local 2021 queens are not available; I usually have some queens by this time of year. I will start queen-rearing at the weekend; there's been no point until now as there haven't been many drones about.
I note that SIPA has had to destroy hundereds of queens due to bad weather. See Bad Weather and Mating in the Bee Chat forum.